Photo: “Ships with Combined Task Force 521 conduct convoy escort operations with a large natural gas tanker, foreground, during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 2013 in the Persian Gulf May 21, 2013 130521-N-PV215-046” by MC2 Bryan Blair, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The Revolutionary Guard said it seized two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and Brent crude rose to nearly $100. The U.S. says it has turned back 31 ships under its blockade.
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