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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. The US military says it has completed a series of strikes against Iran, saying more than eighty targets were hit after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz. And the Trump administration reversed a decision today that allowed Iran to produce, sell, and deliver crude oil for two months. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

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Last month, the Trump administration swept aside longstanding sanctions on Iran oil as part of an interim peace agreement. It was one of the sweeteners the US offered in a bid to get Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. The waivers allowed Iran to sell crude and other petroleum products on the open market, potentially pulling in between eight and ten billion dollars in sales for the regime while the agreement was in place. The waiver was due to expire mid-August, but could have been extended by mutual consent. But after Iranian attacks on ships, the US canceled the sanction waivers and started launching strikes in retaliation for the attacks on the commercial vessels. Jackie Northam, NPR News.

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