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Oil tankers halt Strait of Hormuz transit after US-Israel strikes on Iran

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Completed fifth wave of strikes on Greater Tunb Island on July 15; naval blockade of Iranian ports reimposed July 14; headquarters in Bahrain struck by IRGC fifth-wave retaliation

The US reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports July 14 and launched a fifth wave of strikes targeting coastal defenses and cruise missile storage on Greater Tunb Island. Iran hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that same day, killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight others — the first fatality aboard a civilian vessel since the ceasefire collapsed. Trump announced a 20% toll on Hormuz cargo, then reversed it within hours after Gulf leaders called to object; he said Middle Eastern nations would make investment deals with the US instead.

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