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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Independent Reporters

Iran war briefing: Trump threatens entire nation again over Strait of Hormuz tensions

  • Donald Trump has warned that Iran could be “blown off the face of the earth” if US vessels are attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions in the region continue to escalate.
  • Trump also claimed US forces had destroyed seven small Iranian boats, a claim that Tehran denied.
  • Meanwhile, US Central Command denied Iranian claims that two Iranian missiles struck a US warship intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Trump has declined to confirm whether the US ceasefire with Iran is still in effect
  • Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the ongoing crisis in the Strait is “intolerable” for the US and warned that Iran had “not even begun yet”.
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