Iran declares Hormuz strait closed, US military insists traffic flowing
(Photo by AMIRHOSSEIN KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP) / Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed on Sunday while the United States insisted it remained open, after the confrontation over the vital waterway again sparked US and Iranian strikes.
Tehran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz on July 12 and launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, in retaliation for new US strikes following an attack by Iranian forces on a merchant vessel that was abandoned in flames by its crew.
US President Donald Trump told CNN that “we hit them very hard last night”, and said the Iranian attack had come despite the two sides being close to a deal on Saturday.
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