Another tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US strikes Iran for 10th consecutive night
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A closer view of the satellite imagery shows an Iranian port building before the recent U.S. strikes in Sarkhur Tahruyi, Hormozgan Province, Iran, July 7. However, it remains unclear just what new deal could be reached to end the fighting.The interim deal signed last month that was meant to end the fighting has crumbled. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled.
- ▪A closer view of the satellite imagery shows an Iranian port building before the recent U.S. strikes in Sarkhur Tahruyi, Hormozgan Province, Iran, July 7.
- ▪However, it remains unclear just what new deal could be reached to end the fighting.The interim deal signed last month that was meant to end the fighting has crumbled.
- ▪Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled.
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A closer view of the satellite imagery shows an Iranian port building before the recent U.S. strikes in Sarkhur Tahruyi, Hormozgan Province, Iran, July 7. Reuters-YonhapDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United States conducted yet-another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic over control of the key waterway.The 10 consecutive nights of U.S. airstrikes haven't compelled Tehran to loosen its grip on the strait, through which about a fifth of all crude oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime.Even as the U.S. and Iran inch closer to all-out war again, Iran’s interior minister traveled to Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, for talks.
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