US and Iran exchange tanker strikes as maritime conflict escalates
X-Risk Daily
Sunday 06 September 2026
Geopolitics & Conflict
The United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes on shipping in and around the Persian Gulf on 5 September, in the latest escalation of a maritime confrontation that has run alongside the wider war between the two countries since February.
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