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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessie Williams

Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’

Ships and tankers in the strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman.
Ships and tankers in the strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman. Photograph: Reuters

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.

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