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STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRISIS

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine speaks as a map of the Strait of Hormuz is displayed during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. File photo taken on April 16, 2026.

2 oil tankers attacked in the last 48 hrs near Hormuz

Iran has no control over Hormuz, in death spiral: US

Iran has no control over Hormuz, in death spiral: US

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A view of Kuwait City.

Kuwait air defences intercept hostile missiles, drones

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent. File photo taken on April 22, 2025.

Iran has no control over Hormuz, in a death spiral: US

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