Iran attacks cargo ship off Oman, testing Trump’s Hormuz Strait deal

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Iran attacks cargo ship off Oman, testing Trump’s Hormuz Strait deal

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Iran attacked a cargo ship off Oman, challenging the Trump-era deal on the Strait of Hormuz. This is the first such attack since the ceasefire and it occurred as U.S. diplomat Marco Rubio met with Gulf Cooperation Council ministers in Manama to oppose Iran's territorial claims in the strategic waterway.

The first Iranian attack on a cargo vessel since the ceasefire comes as top US diplomat Marco Rubio huddled with Gulf Cooperation Council ministers in Manama to reject Iran's claims to control the Strait of Hormuz.

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