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Trump Says US “Totally” Controls Strait of Hormuz as Iran Claims Fresh Tanker Attack
By Maya Wilson
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President Donald Trump has insisted that the United States “totally” controls the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran has claimed it carried out a fresh attack on oil tankers in the strategic waterway, The Times of Israel reported Friday, November 13.
The reported tanker attack remains an Iranian claim and had not been independently confirmed in the sourcing available for this report. No details establishing damage to any tanker had been reported.
Trump also warned that fighting could resume if developments begin to “go the other way,” according to The Times of Israel. His remarks indicated that renewed hostilities remained a possibility even as he asserted American control over the strait.
The competing statements leave key details about the situation unresolved. The Times of Israel’s reporting did not establish whether any tanker had been damaged in the alleged Iranian attack, and no independent confirmation of the claim was available. Further details about the incident had not yet been reported in this sourcing.
The latest remarks follow comments Trump made Thursday about the conflict with Iran. In its own coverage, The Library Media reported that Trump said Gulf countries had asked him to hold off on further attacks on Iran.
That earlier coverage also reported that no formal ceasefire was in place. The distinction remains important to the latest statements: Trump’s warning that fighting could resume was not accompanied in the available reporting by confirmation of a ceasefire agreement.
The Times of Israel did not report further details about the alleged tanker attack or establish whether the situation in the strait had changed following Iran’s claim. The extent of any damage, if there was any, had not been reported.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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