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US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
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- US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of HormuzABC News - 2026-05-28T06:18:57+00:00
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