Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them, a day after President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports.
The standoff between the U.S. and Iran has effectively choked off nearly all exports through the strait — where 20% of
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