Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war

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Iran struck two tankers under US military escort in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions amid renewed conflict involving US and Iran. This escalation has led to surging energy prices and heightened geopolitical risks in the Middle East.

Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle East Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran said it struck two tankers trying to pass through the strait of Hormuz under the escort of the US military, as Donald Trump gathered his cabinet at to discuss the stalling war and rising prices as midterm election in the US loom. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they had hit two tankers trying to pass through the strait on Friday. Continue reading...