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Tanker War Begins in the Strait of Hormuz

From Sabah · () Turkish

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  • The United States and Iran have traded tanker attacks and engaged in naval clashes around the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The United States said it struck three Iranian tankers after Iran fired missiles at two naval vessels, while Tehran said it targeted ships linked to the United States.
  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Washington had understood that the period of proportional responses was over.

The months-long war between the United States and Iran has moved into a new phase around the Strait of Hormuz, with attacks on tankers and direct clashes at sea. Neither side is stepping back, and both are seeking to impose economic and military costs on the other.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States had crossed into a new stage of the confrontation. "The Americans have definitely understood that the period of proportional responses is over," he said, according to the report.

The United States said it struck three Iranian tankers after Iran launched missiles at two naval vessels. Tehran, meanwhile, said it had targeted ships linked to the United States.

The Americans have definitely understood that the period of proportional responses is over.

· Mohammad Bagher GhalibafThe Iranian Parliament speaker described what he said was a change in Iran's response to U.S. attacks.
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