Watch: The clash between US and Iran for control of the Strait of Hormuz
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
Watch: The confrontation between the US and Iran for dominance over the Strait of Hormuz
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The US and Iran have been engaged in a series of strikes as a disagreement regarding control of the Strait of Hormuz threatens to undermine efforts to resolve their ongoing conflict. BBC correspondent Barbara Plett Usher, reporting from Jerusalem, analyzes the recent tensions surrounding this crucial international shipping route. Over the weekend, Iran declared that the strait was closed, while the US maintained that it was not under Iranian control and that maritime traffic was continuing. This escalation has raised concerns about the preliminary agreement reached by the US and Iran in June aimed at ending their four-month conflict and reopening the strait.