US Warships Patrol Strait of Hormuz in Response to Iran Tanker Seizures
- US Navy warships have increased patrols through the Strait of Hormuz in response to recent moves by Iran to seize two oil tankers.
- Iran has "harassed, attacked or interfered" with 15 internationally flagged merchant ships since 2021.
- The plan is not to send additional Navy ships or planes to the region, but instead to move those already in the area through the Strait of Hormuz more frequently.
- The Strait of Hormuz sees constant merchant ship traffic, particularly among oil tankers that supply oil to the world.
- The animosity between the US and Iran has increased over the past several years, and tensions have intensified since the Trump administration withdrawal in 2018 of the United States from a nuclear deal with Iran.
Boston Globe 