How Iran raised Hormuz stakes by capturing ships

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Iran captured two foreign container ships and fired at a third in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, escalating tensions with the United States. This follows US military interception of Iranian-flagged tankers in Asian waters. Both nations have engaged in ship captures and interceptions amid ongoing naval confrontation in the strategic waterway through which twenty percent of global oil and LNG pass.

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