Iran's military says it has placed the Strait of Hormuz under strict control again

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A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz

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This is what Iran's drones and missiles look like up close

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Iran attacked the Erbil region in northern Iraq over 400 times during its war with the US and Israel. WELT's Chief Correspondent Ibrahim Naber got exclusive access to the wreckage of Iranian weapons used to strike the Kurdistan region.

Iran's arsenal still has teeth. US intelligence says it still has thousands of missiles and drones.

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Iran's domestically built missiles and satellite carriers are displayed in a permanent exhibition at a recreational area in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
Iranian missiles on display in Tehran last month.

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US Navy destroyers are at the center of the blockade squeezing Iran

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The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy.
US Navy destroyers are at the center of the Pentagon's blockade of Iranian ports.

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This is how the US Navy is enforcing the blockade on Iran

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More than a dozen warships and thousands of personnel are involved in the blockade of Iran's ports.

Maritime trackers show vessels abruptly turning back, while satellite imagery shows a US aircraft carrier maneuvering in the Gulf of Oman.

The Pentagon says it's watching as Iran is 'digging out' its remaining missiles and launchers

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
Iranian missiles, launchers, and related facilities were key targets for US and Israeli strikes.

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Anthony Scaramucci says the US economy isn't facing a recession. It's already in one.

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Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, speaking at an event.

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Inside Iran's weapons arsenal

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Kurdish officials displayed the remnants of a Shahed drone (foreground) they recovered from an Iranian attack.
Kurdish officials displayed the remnants of a Shahed drone (foreground) they recovered from an Iranian attack.

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Traffic appears to halt in the Strait of Hormuz

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Markets were volatile April 13, with stocks flipping from losses to gains and oil prices rising after the US began a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

US Navy destroyers that weren't built to hunt and clear mines led the way on a risky new mission in the Strait of Hormuz

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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sails in the Arabian Sea during Operation Epic Fury, March 18, 2026.
USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. is one of two destroyers that transited the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.

US Navy photo

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