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Iran says it won’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US naval blockade continues [SOUND]

# Iran says it is impossible to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US naval blockade remains in place, calling it a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement. Yesterday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two vessels in the Strait, which is normally the passage for one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies. Meanwhile, the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, says the US does not consider Iran’s seizure of two ships in the Strait to be a violation of the ceasefire:

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