It’s been 135 days since the start of the Iran War, with Tehran and Washington still vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz. After a weekend of attacks on Iran as well as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Oman further threatened any diplomacy, both governments said Monday they’ve commandeered the formerly freely navigable waterway. Iran and the US are nearly halfway through the 60-day interim deal period intended to establish talks for a permanent end to the war. After Iran struck a container ship in the strait on Sunday, the US military said it hit some 140 targets, including missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps and communication equipment — a far-heavier set of attacks than two previous rounds last week. “We bombed the hell out of them last night,” US President Donald Trump told NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Iran retaliated and insisted that it alone must control the strait.
