[US-Israel, Iran War Day #166] US Controls Hormuz, Would Strike Iran if it Attempted to Change That, Says Trump

In Brief…

• President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States has “total” control over the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington and Tehran remain at an impasse over arrangements for reopening the vital waterway.
• A US military helicopter fired at the rudder of a Panama-flagged ship after its crew ignored warnings from personnel enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a US official.
• A deck cargo ship was attacked by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday, killing three crew members, Reuters reported, citing Yemeni coast guard sources and government military officials.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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