- Title: Timeline of Iran, USA relations from 2017-2019
- Date: 3rd January 2020
- Summary: The U.S. Navy sails through the Gulf Sea on December 21, 2018 up to the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic artery where a third of the world's sea-borne oil passes every day, to ensure stability in the volatile region. The Fifth Fleet's exercise came at a time when Iran repeatedly threatened to close off the Strait, blocking the economically essential waterway. GULF SEA, AT SEA (FILE - DECEMBER 21, 2018) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF NAVY SHIP AT SEA MILITARY AIRCRAFT ON SHIP DECK SHIP CREW ON DECK, SHIPS SAILING IN SEA HELICOPTER FLYING ABOVE IRANIAN SHIP IRANIAN SHIP SAILING VARIOUS OF IRANIAN SHIPS SAILING
- Embargoed: 17th January 2020 15:01
- Keywords: Donald Trump Hassan Rouhani Iran Iran-U.S. relations United States diplomacy international relations nuclear nuclear deal oil tankers
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