Iran, Gulf hit as Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb close: What’s the latest?

Two critical Middle Eastern shipping straits — Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb — are closing, hitting Iran and Gulf states. Al Jazeera reports that U-S Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators the conflict has cost the United States thirty-seven point five billion dollars so far.

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