Gunboat diplomacy ramps up in Hormuz Strait, endangering shaky ceasefire
Source: The Hill News · Bias: Center
Summary
While the U.S., Iran and Israel have largely halted the barrage of missile, bomb and drone strikes that defined the first month of the war, a tit-for-tat battle is escalating at sea. The U.S. military and Iran both seized tankers in international waters this week, and Tehran struck vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. President…
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