Iran Reinstates Control Over Hormuz -- 3 US Aircraft Carriers Deployed

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz once again, targeting commercial ships as the nuclear agreement between Iran and the US fell apart this week. The US currently has three aircraft carrier strike groups stationed in the Persian Gulf, marking the largest American naval deployment in the area in years. Following Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Iran halted nuclear negotiations, with the likelihood of a deal dropping to seven percent by June 10. The US naval blockade is imposing an estimated daily cost of five hundred million dollars on Tehran. American fuel prices are facing renewed upward pressure. Mediated talks involving Pakistan have reached a standstill.

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00:00The situation in the Strait of Hormuz just got dramatically worse.

00:03Iran's Revolutionary Guard has reimposed strict control over the strategic waterway

00:08and fired on commercial shipping vessels trying to pass through.

00:12The United States now has three carrier strike groups operating in the Persian Gulf simultaneously.

00:18The most significant American naval concentration in the region in decades.

00:23Iran suspended nuclear talks after Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

00:27And the odds of any peace deal before the end of June have crashed to just 7 percent.

00:32The U.S. naval blockade is costing Iran an estimated $500 million per day.

00:37But the blockade is also hurting American gas prices,

00:41which just recovered from $5 per gallon and are now at risk of spiking again.

00:46Pakistan-mediated negotiations have completely stalled over uranium enrichment and Hormuz reopening terms.

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