US Pressures Iran Over Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. is demanding Iran affirm that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to shipping traffic and that Iranian forces are not firing on vessels, as the two sides continue to trade strikes in and around the strategic oil chokepoint. A senior U.S. official told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation o

“I’ve always been a little skeptical of the government’s encouragement to delay claiming benefits.”