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Iran-US war latest: Trump official says Hormuz will soon be a ‘worthless piece of water’ and threatens new sanctions
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“In two years, the Strait of Hormuz will be like a worthless piece of water,” Mr Bessent said. Chris Terrill, who has spent months embedded on missions, explains what it takes to sustain the human spirit at sea – and how the Royal Navy does it differently: Donald Trump said on Monday he was reviewing the United States' position on the Falkland Islands, the remote British-ruled archipelago in the South Atlantic.
Joe Sommerlad reports Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while passing out of the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, according to shipping intelligence and tracking firms Marisks and Kpler.
Speaking at a meeting of G20 ministers in the US on Tuesday, Scott Bessent said the crucial waterway would be “bypassed in two years” after it was shut by Iran in response to US-Israeli strikes in February.
Background
The Strait of Hormuz is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of Oman, with a portion of the southwest of the peninsula under the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Wikipedia — Strait of Hormuz (CC BY-SA)
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- Speaking at a meeting of G20 ministers in the US on Tuesday, Scott Bessent said the crucial waterway would be “bypassed in two years” after it was shut by Iran in response to US-Israeli strikes in February.
- “In two years, the Strait of Hormuz will be like a worthless piece of water,” Mr Bessent said.
- Chris Terrill, who has spent months embedded on missions, explains what it takes to sustain the human spirit at sea – and how the Royal Navy does it differently: Donald Trump said on Monday he was reviewing the…
- Joe Sommerlad reports Two supertankers carrying Saudi oil were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while passing out of the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, according to shipping intelligence…