Iran's navy shut down the Strait of Hormuz just one day after declaring it open. Tehran is vowing the shutdown will continue until the U.S. blockade is lifted – another hurdle for continuing peace talks. Correspondent… Grouped from 9 articles across 7 sources.
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Iran's navy shut down the Strait of Hormuz just one day after declaring it open. Tehran is vowing the shutdown will continue until the U.S. blockade is lifted – another hurdle for continuing peace talks. Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Tel Aviv, where a temporary truce between Israel and Lebanon has brought some calm for the first time in nearly six weeks.
IRGC reportedly fires on tanker as it tries to pass through strait during brief window when shipping lane had reopened Analysis: Trump and Tehran’s series of mismanaged posts stall progress towards peace Iranian officials say they have reversed the reopening of the strait of Hormuz and reimposed restrictions on the vital shipping lane after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iranian ports. A UK maritime agency reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ships had fired at a tanker as it attempted to pass through the strait on Saturday. Reuters reported an Indian-flagged vessel carrying crude oil had also been attacked while in the waterway. Continue reading...
Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.
Trump had insisted that a US naval blockade of Iranian ports would continue until a deal was concluded.
Iranian officials say they have closed the strait because of the U.S.'s ongoing blockade of its ports.
The American leader says the US is having “very good conversations”, but gives no other details.
A flotilla of small boats forms the heart of the naval forces deployed by the Revolutionary Guards.
IRGC says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US stops blockading Iranian ports.
Donald Trump warns Tehran not to ‘blackmail’ Washington
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The price of oil jumped and stocks fell slightly Monday as traders digested renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran over the critical Strait of Hormuz.U.S.