US-Iran ship attacks escalate tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening vital oil flows and raising risks of wider conflict over control of the key waterway.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that it targeted three oil tankers and three US-affiliated vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as the cycle of violence spirals after the…

The exchange of attacks followed an escalation in the past week that threatens to deepen a conflict since its outset in February.