The US Navy is to accompany every US-flagged ship sailing through the Straits of Hormuz in a bid to protect shipping from Iran.
The decision comes just days after the Iranians seized a cargo ship with more than 2 dozen sailors aboard.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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