
IRGC vows open Strait of Hormuz as US escorts pause amid broad Iran conflict
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will be secured, even as the US pauses its escort mission to pursue a peace deal; the broader conflict features Iranian missiles and drones against US forces, an attack on a CMA CGM vessel in the Strait, and diplomatic talks with China as Tehran seeks a negotiated end to the war.