BREAKING US blockade and Iranian retaliation collide, pushing the standoff closer to open confrontation. File photo safety4sea.com Hormuz shuts again as Iran cites US ‘piracy’ Newsroom The Strait of Hormuz has once again become the focal point of a rapidly escalating confrontation, with Iran declaring the passage effectively closed following what it describes as continued acts of “piracy” by the United States. READ MORE
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