Iran warns Strait of Hormuz is a 'red line' and will resist until the end

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Iran warns Strait of Hormuz is a 'red line' and will resist until the end

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Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz a red line and warned it would retaliate if the U.S. attacked Iranian infrastructure. The U.S. resumed attacks and a naval blockade on Iran's ports aiming to reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz after Iran had previously closed it.

By Jana Choukeir and Nayera Abdallah DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable "red line", warning that if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran's infrastructure, it would strike all infrastructure across the Gulf region. The U.S. launched a fifth night of attacks on Wednesday and reimposed a naval blockade of Iran's ports, which Washington says is aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, closed by Iran last Saturday after a fragile truce collapsed.

World Security Conflict Politics Commodities Energy Shipping Iran Strait of Hormuz U.S. naval blockade infrastructure attack Gulf region maritime security

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