US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz

US attacks Iran over ship being hit in Strait of Hormuz

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

The strait has become the key sticking point in any further negotiations between Iran and the United States to find a permanent end to the war that began back on Feb.

The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it.

The attacks “degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the strait," it said.

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