US and Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters

Missile and drone attacks followed a US push led by Donald Trump to move stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz, largely shut since February’s US–Israel strikes on Iran that have killed thousands.

The US and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz with duelling maritime blockades, shaking a fragile truce.