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strikeMay 4, 2026
What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers
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The ceasefire in the Iran war abruptly faced its most perilous moment Monday after the United States began trying to open the Strait of Hormuz to allow hundreds of stranded commercial ships sail out.
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- CARA ANNA, Associated PressBy CARA ANNA, Associated Press
The ceasefire in the Iran war abruptly faced its most perilous moment Monday after the United States began trying to open the Strait of Hormuz to allow hundreds of stranded commercial ships sail out. There had been warning signs in the hours before the United Arab Emi…
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