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Strait of Hormuz remains closed, military source tells Iranian media outlet
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Cargo ships are pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 19, 2026 (AFP)
Iran’s Fars news agency cites a military source as saying that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and the Revolutionary Guards Navy has not issued permission for any vessels to transit until further notice.
The United States and Iran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire for peace deal negotiations, but Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps yesterday declared the Strait of Hormuz shut in response to Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, though the US military said commercial vessels were still operating.
Israeli officials said the strikes were a response to the terror group violating the truce by mounting repeated attacks on IDF troops.
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