What to know as US tries to open Strait of Hormuz and ceasefire wavers

The ceasefire in the Iran war abruptly faced its most perilous moment Monday after the United States began trying to open the Strait of Hormuz to allow hundreds of stranded commercial ships sail out. There had been warning signs in the hours before the United Arab Emirates said it came under attack for the first time since the early April ceasefire, and before a British military monitor said two cargo vessels were ablaze off the UAE. Iran had called the new U.S. military-aided effort to guide ships through the strait a violation of the fragile, three-week ceasefire. There were few signs of ships taking advantage of “Project Freedom,” announced Sunday by President Donald Trump, though the U.S. said two U.S.-flagged merchant ships safely transited with its help. Caution is quickly growing among shippers, and in markets , over the lack of details from Washington. Who would risk their crew and cargo to possible Iranian fire? Here’s what to know. U.S. appears to be going it alone Iran’s grip on the crucial waterway has left hundreds of commercial ships and tens of thousands of sailors s

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