By CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE and JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.[Photo/Agencies]
The United States and Iran each asserted on Monday that they controlled the Strait of Hormuz, after a weekend of attacks marked the sharpest escalation in violence since an interim peace deal was reached last month, further threatening any diplomatic efforts to end the protracted war in the Middle East.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait, destroyed radar installations in Oman, and struck fuel tanks and ammunition depots at Jordan's Prince Hassan Air Base.
