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Giles Snyder· Host0:16

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. US military says it has completed another round of strikes against Iran, saying in a statement that dozens of military targets were hit near the Strait of Hormuz. Also, the US resumed a naval blockade of Iranian ports Tuesday, as NPR's Quil Lawrence reports.

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A ceasefire paused the war in April, but Iran and the US immediately disagreed on how a June memorandum of understanding dealt with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for oil and other products worldwide. This week, President Trump ordered a resumption of the blockade on maritime traffic to and from Iran and stepped up missile attacks on Iranian targets. Iran, in turn, has been striking US allies in the region and hitting tankers it says are violating Iran's claim of control over the strait. From April through June, the US-enforced blockade allowed dozens of aid shipments through but turned back one hundred forty vessels and fired on nine that did not comply. Quil Lawrence, NPR News.

Giles Snyder· Host1:17

President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, says the administration's move to suspend most traffic stops by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers is not a policy change. He told Fox News Tuesday