Strait of Hormuz accessibility at the centre of US-Iran war flare-up
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The United States launched strikes against Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in a month, aimed at preventing Tehran from placing sea mines in this strategic shipping lane. Iran retaliated by claiming it had struck two US military bases in Jordan.
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For the first time in a month, the US has launched strikes against Iran. The attack targeted the shipping island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it was aimed at preventing Tehran from placing sea mines in the strategic shipping lane, just days after Washington announced it had completed clearing explosives from there. Iran then reiterated its attacks, saying it had struck two US military bases in Jordan. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson-Bouyahi tells us more.
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For the first time in a month, the US has launched strikes against Iran. The attack targeted the shipping island of Larak in the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it was aimed at preventing Tehran from placing sea mines in the strategic shipping lane, just days after Washington announced it had completed clearing explosives from there. Iran then reiterated its attacks, saying it had struck two US military bases in Jordan. FRANCE 24's Rochelle Ferguson-Bouyahi tells us more.
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Tags:#الولايات المتحدة#إيران#مضيق هرمز#الصراع الأمريكي الإيراني#جزيرة لارك#الأمن البحري
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