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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Oliver Holmes and agencies

‘Impossible’ to reopen strait of Hormuz amid ‘flagrant’ ceasefire breaches, Iran says

Two boys paddleboard in the sea as ships are anchored near the shoreline
Ships are anchored near the shoreline in Bandar Abbas, Iran, a port city along the Gulf and strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Getty Images

Iranian forces have seized two ships in the strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran doubled down on imposing separate blockades of the shipping waterway.

The standoff over the strait – through which about 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied fossil gas passed through during peacetime – has raised doubts about whether stalled peace negotiations will resume.

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