U.S.: Strait of Hormuz ‘Fully Open, Under U.S. Navy Control’ as Iran Threatens 'New Maritime Exclusion Zone'

A senior U.S. official stated Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is "fully open and under U.S. Navy control." Iran had threatened to impose a new maritime exclusion zone across the Persian Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic waterway through which roughly one-third of global seaborne oil trade passes.

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