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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Iran says it is closing strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Smoke rises above buildings in a densely built-up area of Nabatieh
Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on Saturday. Photograph: Abbas Fakih/AFP/Getty Images

Iran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned ships not to approach the strategic waterway, which before the war carried a fifth of global oil and liquid gas supplies, citing what it called Israeli crimes in Lebanon and a US violation of commitments to establish a ceasefire there.

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