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The U.S. has launched more strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage, upending hundreds of years of American policy supporting freedom of navigation across the globe. Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Jordan and two tankers associated with the United Arab Emirates traveling through the strait, killing one mariner and wounding eight others. The Emirates threatened to retaliate against Iran, potentially drawing the nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai back into fighting with Tehran. The attacks come as Iran and the U.S. both vie for control of the strait.

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Divers place mock munitions on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Rishon LeZion, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

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Divers descend to place mock munitions on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Rishon LeZion, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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A family enjoys the Mediterranean Sea in Rishon LeZion, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. The beach is located near a military firing range that had been used for decades and is slated to be cleared and opened for public use. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Seagulls fly past a barrier of a military firing range that had been used for decades and is slated to be cleared and opened for public use, in the Mediterranean Sea in Rishon LeZion, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Divers place mock munitions on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Rishon LeZion, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Divers descend to place mock munitions on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Rishon LeZion, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)