Live Issued on: 12/08/2026 - 05:11Modified: 12/08/2026 - 05:39 A small boat sails past cargo ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on August 5, 2026. © Amirhosein Khorgooi, AP The US military announced on Tuesday that it had shot a Panama-flagged ship that was trying to approach an Iranian port in violation of Washington's blockade. President Donald Trump asserted again that the United States was exercising "total control" over the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Middle East live: US military strikes ship violating blockade of Iranian ports
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