Hormuz suffers weekend of fire

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Merchant shipping around the Strait of Hormuz has faced a sharp escalation in the regional war, including tankers set ablaze and a US military strike on a bulk carrier. Iran has issued fresh warnings about naval mines, while explosions were reported along its southern coastline.

Merchant shipping has been caught in an extraordinary escalation of the war around the Strait of Hormuz over the past 72 hours, with tankers set ablaze, the US military bombing a bulk carrier, fresh Iranian warnings about naval mines and explosions reported along Iran’s southern coastline. The most dramatic American action came on Saturday when …