Trump vows to open Strait of Hormuz 1 way or other
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By Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw DUBAI/JERUSALEM, March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz,
The U.S. said it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying ships amid fears Tehran could deploy hundreds of mines to effectively booby-trap the critical shipping lane.
The strike appears to have come without warning, and shows that Iran and its proxies can target ships even without mining the Strait of Hormuz.
With fuel and freight prices skyrocketing as war chokes the Strait of Hormuz, the Panama Canal is seeing more business than usual.
Follow live NBC News coverage and latest updates on the Iran war, as Tehran attacks ships around the Strait of Hormuz, the price of oil spikes and Israel strikes Lebanon.
India has sought safe passage for 22 of its vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, a foreign affairs ministry spokesperson said on Saturday, after Iran allowed a few Indian ships to sail through,
The claim from Araghchi comes even as hundreds of ships remain stranded in the narrow sea lane between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
Iranian suicide skiffs threaten global shipping as Supreme Leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed, prompting U.S. Navy escort discussions and surging oil price