Iran ramps up attacks on ships in bid to keep oil prices high before U.S. midterms

By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Phil StewartDUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters.Tehran has tried to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel ‌launched strikes against Iran on February 28. It has restricted passage through the waterway, which carried about a f