🏛️ Politics 1d ago · Katie Stallard

The Iran war is far from over

New Statesman

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Less than 24 hours after Iran’s foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” on Friday (17 April), it was effectively closed again. Iran’s top military leadership accused the US of “maritime piracy” and announced that the strait had “reverted to its previous state” and was under “strict control of the armed forces”.

Two Indian-flagged ships reported coming under fire from Iranian gunboats on Saturday before turning around. India’s foreign secretary summoned the Iranian amb