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Shipping in Strait of Hormuz under attack as US-Iran war heightens

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The United States has struck bridges in Iran and Tehran has responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait. The US struck ⁠bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the renewed conflict has again cut off energy supplies from the Gulf, US Marines boarded a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.

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