Who Really Controls the Strait of Hormuz?
Since the war began, Iran has only expanded its power over the waterway.
Restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor to prewar levels likely will require a much bigger armada of U.S. warships if not tens of thousands of American troops on Iranian soil, experts say.
Since the war began, Iran has only expanded its power over the waterway.
The U.S. and Iran are both claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the conflict between the two countries, after weekend fighting. In a post on the social platform X Sunday night, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said that it had “completed a new wave of offensive strikes against Iran” on Sunday…
TRUMP: ‘WE GAVE THEM A CHANCE’: On social media, at the White House, and in a series of interviews, an angry and frustrated President Donald Trump announced the war with Iran was back on, with the goal of taking full control of the Strait of Hormuz and charging a “reimbursement fee” on cargo that passes…