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US and Iran trade fire, threatening the ceasefire

Mr Trump warns Iran would be "blown off the face of the earth" if it attacked American vessels

The ceasefire in the Iran war is looking shaky. The US says its naval destroyers have transited the Strait of Hormuz and says several small Iranian boats have been destroyed. Iran has launched a wave of missiles across the Gulf at the United Arab Emirates.

Neither side has officially called off the ceasefire, but since President Trump launched what he called Project Freedom to free up trapped shipping, the two sides have moved back towards military confrontation. we go live to UAE and hear from a shipping maritime company.

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(Photo: Flames rise during a fire caused by debris from an intercepted drone at the oil refinery hub in Fujeirah; Credit: EPA/Shutterstock)

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