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Battle for control over the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the U.S. trade fire and oil prices surge

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT

The U.S. and Iran continue to exchange strikes as they vie for control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Borzou Daragahi, longtime Middle East correspondent, joins Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd for an update on what’s happening between Iran and the U.S., and what it’ll take to secure peace.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.