Trump rejects Iran’s strait of Hormuz closure claim as battle for control continues

The Guardian reports on an escalating military standoff between the US and Iran that's pushing a month-old ceasefire toward collapse. Over the weekend, US forces attacked one hundred forty Iranian targets—missile and drone sites, naval facilities, ammunition depots, and communications networks. The strikes followed Iran's disabling of a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway Iran claimed it had closed to unauthorized transit. The Trump administration has rejected Iran's assertion of control, leaving both sides locked in a battle for dominance over the strategically vital channel.

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