Expert says neither side controls Strait of Hormuz as fighting intensifies between U.S. and Iran






and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified Monday as both sides claimed possession, with President Trump reinstating his blockade on Iranian ships. Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to share her analysis.
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- and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz intensified Monday as both sides claimed possession, with President Trump reinstating his blockade on Iranian ships. Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to share her analysis.
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Expert says neither side controls Strait of Hormuz as fighting intensifies between U.S. and Iran
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Iran military warns US against Strait of Hormuz ‘interference’
Sources1TypeCoverageAl Jazeera
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Trump: US to become 'the guardian' of the Strait of Hormuz
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FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz
Sources1TypeCoverageSeattle Times
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Trump takes a page from Iran’s playbook on the Strait of Hormuz, leveraging U.S. influence over the contested chokepoint to generate revenue
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