Iran's Missile Strike on Strait of Hormuz Tankers Tests Fragile U.S. Ceasefire

Iran's Missile Strike on Strait of Hormuz Tankers Tests Fragile U.S. Ceasefire

Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired two missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on July 6, just eleven days after agreeing with Washington to halt hostilities and negotiate passage rights. Neither side has formally called it a breach. The waterway carries roughly one-fifth of global oil. Attacks from March through July suggest a deeper dispute over control, not random incidents.

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