Ceasefire at the point of collapse after almost a week of tit-for-tat exchanges escalate tensions across Gulf region
Donald Trump has rejected Iranian claims to have closed off the strait of Hormuz as both sides battled for control over the waterway, leaving a ceasefire agreed last month at the point of collapse.
US forces said they had attacked 140 targets in Iran on Saturday night and Sunday morning after Tehran struck and disabled a container ship in the strait, whose transit it said had not been approved. In a statement, US Central Command (Centcom) said its targets had included missile and drone sites, naval facilities, ammunition depots, communication networks and surveillance locations.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/12/us-and-iran-exchange-strikes-as-tehran-again-says-strait-of-hormuz-is-closed
Author : Julian Borger in Jerusalem
Publish date : 2026-07-12 18:49:00
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