Iran claims 'complete control' of key waterway for energy transit

Governments scrambled to evacuate citizens stranded by the war in the Middle East, with Iran expanding a missile and drone barrage on countries around the region on the fifth day of a war that sent global shares sinking. With energy prices already spiking, President Donald Trump had said the US Navy was ready to escort oil tankers through the crucial Gulf shipping route. Earlier in the war, the Revolutionary Guards warned ships against entering the strait, and major shipping firms have already...