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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Iran shuts the doors to Strait of Hormuz; alleges US, Israeli violations of ceasefire MOU

Iran on Saturday announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to vessel traffic, accusing the United States of a "clear breach of trust" and Israel of violating the ceasefire in southern Lebanon, a move that threatens to undermine a fragile US-Iran agreement and reignite concerns over global energy supplies.

According to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency , the country's top joint military command said the strategic waterway was being shut in response to Washington's "clear breach of its commitments" under the first clause of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) that ended the Middle East war, as well as Israel's continuing military operations in southern Lebanon.

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