TRUMP REJECTS IRAN’S STRAIT OF HORMUZ CLOSURE CLAIM AS FIGHT FOR CONTROL GOES ON

1. WHAT HAPPENED

• Ceasefire at the point of collapse after almost a week of tit-for-tat exchanges escalate tensions across Gulf region Donald Trump has rejected Iranian claims to have closed off the strait of Hormuz as both sides…
• US forces said they had attacked 140 targets

2. WHY IT MATTERS

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3. WHAT TO WATCH NEXT

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