Iran strikes ships, expands no-go zone outside Hormuz strait

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Iran has attacked more than a dozen vessels attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and expanded the no-go zone, escalating tensions with the US. This disruption has pushed oil prices above $100 per barrel due to blockades and counter-blockades in this strategic shipping corridor.

Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the strategic waterway it has blockaded for months. The fresh attacks and fighting with the United States have sent oil prices above $100 per barrel again as Tehran chokes off the strait and Washington presses a counter-blockade of Iranian ports. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran.