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Iran Faces Escalation
The Strait of Hormuz is seeing a military escalation, with oil tankers being targeted and explosions reported in Iran’s coastal areas. Iran and the United States are competing to impose separate routes for ships to transit. Tehran says the shipping lanes are mined, while Washington says routes in Omani waters are clear after being surveyed and cleared. Military expert Nidal Abu Zaid says Iran is seeking to raise the cost of prolonging the tensions, while the United States is focused on monitoring Iranian sites and escorting commercial vessels. The developments coincide with US-Israeli military and intelligence meetings and the movements of an aircraft carrier, two destroyers and a cruiser. This raises the possibility that limited military options are being prepared, though it remains unclear whether the escalation will turn into a broader confrontation.
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