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The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war.
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The incident was not because of hostile fire or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said.
David Guttenfelder/The New York TimesBeirut, LebanonLocals watching the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike. Arash Khamooshi for The New York TimesTehranResidents removing their belongings from apartments destroyed in American-Israeli strikes. ReutersOff the Coast of IraqDamaged ships near the port city of Basra. Christina Goldbaum/The New York TimesBeirut, LebanonIsraeli strikes on Thursday hit in the city's center. Arash Khamooshi for The New York TimesTehranVolunteers with the Red Crescent Society at the site of a strike. David Guttenfelder/The New York TimesBeirut, LebanonDamage from overnight Israeli strikes. Jalaa Marey/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesNear the Lebanon borderIsraeli military vehicles. AFPTVBeirut, LebanonDestruction after Israeli strikes on the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital. Arash Khamooshi for The New York TimesTehranClearing debris from American-Israeli strikes. Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York TimesHaniel, IsraelA crater from a missile fired from Lebanon. Amit Elkayam for The New York TimesTel AvivAn underground parking garage becomes a shelter after warnings of incoming missiles. David Guttenfelder/The New York TimesBeirutFamilies displaced by the war inside a sports stadium. AFPTVMuharraq, BahrainAn oil facility after an Iranian strike. Media Office of Iraqi Ports, via ReutersOff the coast of IraqFootage released by Iraqi authorities showed a large vessel burning at sea.
More than a dozen oil tankers, cargo and other commercial ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf since the war began, a Times analysis found.
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