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Senior US official: Tuesday was first day Iran didn’t fire on vessels in Hormuz since start of war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
A senior US official briefing reporters on the Iran deal claims that Iran did not fire on a single vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday for the first time since the start of the conflict.
This is the first time that a US official has revealed that Iran had been firing on ships every single day for the past three-plus months.
“Even before the formal signing ceremony on Friday, we see Iran actually ceasing its efforts to cut off traffic from the Strait of Hormuz,” the official says, chalking up that shift to why oil prices have fallen over the last 24 hours.
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