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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
James C. Reynolds

JD Vance accuses Iran of ‘economic terrorism’ in Strait of Hormuz and threatens ‘two can play that game’

US vice president JD Vance accused Iran of engaging in “economic terrorism” over its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, before threatening to do the same as American warships moved to blockade Iranian ports.

Mr Vance told Fox News on Monday that negotiators had “made a lot of progress” over the weekend after a first round of talks in Islamabad concluded without a clear breakthrough.

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