Iran war live: Tehran sets up potential clash with US over Hormuz exclusion zone

Washington denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a ‘total lie’

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Iran has said it will unveil new sanctions for ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following a weekend of renewed exchanges with the United States, casting fresh doubt on progress towards an end to the six month conflict.

Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council, told state TV on Sunday that Tehran will announce a new ‘exclusion zone’ outside of the waterway in the coming days.

He said any ship seen entering the new restricted zone would be added to a sanctions list, reiterating that the waterway would only fully open again once the Americans “stop the sabotage, threats and attacks on Iran”.

Iran and the United States traded fire again over the weekend, forcing oil prices back up to $93 per barrel and driving Hormuz traffic down to its lowest since May.

The US claimed strikes on three Iranian oil tankers, including one off the coast of Kharg Island, after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two American naval vessels.

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