US Vice-President JD Vance accuses Iran of “economic terrorism” by blocking the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the war
“As the president of the United States showed, two can play at that game,” he says. “If the Iranians are going to try to engage in economic terrorism… no Iranian ships are getting out, either”
The US military says it “will not impede” ships using the strait to go to and from non-Iranian ports – and on Tuesday, data showed at least two US-sanctioned tankers had passed through
Iran’s ambassador to the UN says the blockade is a “grave violation” of its sovereignty
Meanwhile, direct talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials are set to be held in the US later today – the first such negotiations in decades
