US Attacks Iran Over Ship Being Hit In Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has attacked Iran over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The strike early Sunday set a container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran apparently responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. The new crossfire in the Persian Gulf comes after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested an interim deal and ceasefire in the Iran war was “over.” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote online: “Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay.” The U.S. military’s Central Command said it hit some 140 targets in the strikes, far more than in the last two rounds.