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YOUTUBE (CNN) - GOP Rep argues Trump shouldn't have struck Iran without Congress

The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt. At the moment, however, the evidence is clear: The United States, patrolling the strait with its navy, is gaining ground – and Iran is losing much of its control of the critical waterway. More than 80% of vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks have taken the Omani route – a UN-authorized shipping channel that Iran vehemently opposes – according to Kpler, which tracks ships using transponders and satellite data. CNN's Jake Tapper hosts Nebraska…

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Iran strikes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, defying U.S. ultimatum

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Corps fired a missile at a commercial cargo ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz , hitting and damaging the vessel, according to U.S. official. - In a statement, the IRGC declared the strait to be "closed until further notice." Why it matters: The attack came one day after the Trump administration demanded that Iran publicly guarantee safe passage through strait, a key U.S. condition for halting the cycle of fighting between the two countries. - It also came hours after Iran's foreign minister, his Omani counterpart and Qatari officials concluded a day of negotiations in Muscat aimed at resolving the standoff. - The Hormuz crisis has threatened to collapse the memorandum of…