Iran Fires On 3 Ships In Strait Of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz. That is an intensification of Iran’s assault on shipping in a waterway crucial to global energy supplies. It also complicates already faltering efforts to bring the United States and Iran together for talks to end the war. Iranian media said Wednesday’s attacks were carried out by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. It reported that the force seized two of the ships and was bringing them to Iran. That amounted to an escalation by Iran’s leaders.