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World05:51 · Jun 11Compare full coverage across 5 outlets

Iran Announces Closure of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says It Is a Bluff

By כיכר השבת, קובי אטינגר
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Iran Announces Closure of the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says It Is a Bluff
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced overnight that the Strait of Hormuz is completely closed following the American strikes. U.S. Central Command said this was a bluff and that commercial vessels continue to pass through the strait.

Trump said yesterday that 100 million barrels of oil were recently moved through the strait with American assistance, and added that the Iranians have lost control of the Strait of Hormuz.

Read the original at Kikar HaShabbat
Full coverage · 5 outlets
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