US says two American merchant ships pass through Strait of Hormuz
Source: New York Post · Bias: Right
Summary
Two American-flagged merchant ships made it through the Strait of Hormuz, the US military announced Monday, the first indication that the Trump administration was restoring the flow of shipping traffic in the crucial waterway.
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