US-Iran Tensions Escalate Over Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Dubai: Tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating over the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's president has called the US naval blockade an extension of the US military campaign. He said Iran is paying the price of "resistance and freedom." The Iranian president also said that this repressive attitude is now becoming intolerable. The US is also refueling its warships with missiles and bombs, which has rekindled war clouds between the two countries. In this tense atmosphere, an empty LNG ship from India, Umm Al Ashtan, is due to arrive in the Strait of Hormuz. The ship is going to the UAE Das Island and will have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The ship is going to the UAE to pick up LNG from India. The ship had set sail from Dahej in Gujarat. Earlier this month, the LNG was supposed to arrive in India.