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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar,Rachel Dobkin,Jane Dalton and Maroosha Muzaffar

Iran-US war latest: Tehran calls opening Strait of Hormuz ‘impossible’ as US navy chief steps down

Iran has said that the Strait of Hormuz is “impossible” to reopen due to what it calls ceasefire violations by the US and Israel.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament and lead negotiator, wrote on X: “A complete ceasefire only makes sense if it is not violated by the maritime blockade and the hostage-taking of the world’s economy.... reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible with such a flagrant breach of the ceasefire.”

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