US-Iran strikes deepen Strait of Hormuz crisis after tanker attacks

Renewed US and Iranian strikes have pushed the Strait of Hormuz back toward open conflict after Iran attacked three tankers using a US-protected route near Oman. US Central Command said it carried out retaliatory strikes, while Washington also revoked a waiver that had let Tehran sell oil globally under an interim accord. The latest fighting has put that deal in doubt. CNBC reported the agreement left ship-traffic management unresolved, with Iran insisting vessels should use a northern corridor through its waters while the US and Gulf allies expanded a southern lane along Oman’s coast. The escalation lifted crude prices and added to fears of wider disruption in one of the world’s most important oil chokepoints.