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Iran resumes attacks in Strait of Hormuz after lull, U.S. officials say

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Crude oil tankers, bulk carriers and vessels sit anchored around Qaboos Port in June in Muscat, Oman.

Iran's military fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night, two U.S. officials tell Axios.

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The reported attacks threaten to unravel a memorandum of understanding signed less than three weeks ago under which Iran agreed to halt attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. And they come after a one-week agreement between the U.S. and Iran on halting attacks in the strait expired. The U.S. is likely to retaliate with strikes against Iranian targets. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said Monday that it had received a report from a tanker traveling south near Oman along the Strait of Hormuz coast that had been struck by an unknown projectile, causing a fire.

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