US warns Iran it will step up economic pressure; two more ships attacked in Hormuz

By Jonathan Saul, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali LONDON/PANAMA CITY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday after two more ships were attacked there and the United States said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely. A senior Iranian source

U.S. Warns Iran of More Economic Pressure as Hormuz Vessel Traffic Slows  Haaretz

Hormuz traffic slows further after US threatens more economic pressure on Iran  Reuters

LONDON: Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday (Aug 14) after two more ships were attacked there and the United States said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely.A senior Iranian source said on Wednesday that there had been no progress in talks to build o

No progress in talks to build on a June agreement to end the war, senior Iranian source said

LONDON/PANAMA CITY, Aug 14 - Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday after two more ships were attacked there and the United States said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely.

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