quote: Iran’s ability to target ships has also improved in recent weeks, adding to the risks in the strait, according to | Hanami
quote: Iran’s ability to target ships has also improved in recent weeks, adding to the risks in the strait, according to a U.S. official. The U.S. several weeks ago said it would strike Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran’s attacks, but it has since backed off that effort after Iran unleashed a wave of missiles at a U.S. air base in Jordan, the official said.
The new strikes expose the fragility of the recovery in oil flows and come as President Trump, who has claimed full U.S. control over Hormuz, weighs renewed military action against Iran.
#oott | Oil Was Pouring Through the Strait of Hormuz Again. Then Attacks on Shipping Resurged.
Iran’s targeting of ships has improved, according to a U.S. official, making transits through the Strait of Hormuz riskier #oott https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/oil-was-pouring-through-the-strait-of-hormuz-again-then-attacks-on-shipping-resurged-fe9f0dd9?st=VMLi4M