IRGC turns back six ships in Strait of Hormuz

“Offending ships ... intended to pass through the illegal and unsafe route south of the Strait of Hormuz, one of which had an accident and the rest were returned to the Persian Gulf under Iran's decisive management,” an IRGC source told state media.

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Iran, Oman hold talks on Hormuz shipping management

Baghaei said the talks, held in Tehran on Friday and Saturday at the deputy foreign minister level, focused on “common principles and operational mechanisms for managing safe shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz while respecting the sovereign rights of the two coastal states.”

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PM Zaidi's vision to render Hormuz ‘an afterthought’ within 2 years: US envoy

"What this young leader has in mind, aligned with Syria, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, is a program that will make the Strait of Hormuz an afterthought in two years," said Tom Barrack of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.

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Iraq says ship targeted outside country’s ports’ range

On Wednesday, another drone crashed at the southern al-Faw port, which Baghdad said caused no casualties and that security authorities have launched an investigation.

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US, Iran exchange fresh strikes as conflict widens

The IRGC said that it has “targeted and destroyed the American fighter jet storage ramp and the new American command and control center in West Asia in a very large base in al-Azraq, Jordan,” with ballistic missiles during two waves of attacks.

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Iran top negotiator says Tehran’s Hormuz ‘arrangements’ vital to national security

Ghalibaf said that Tehran’s national security “lies in maintaining the ‘Iranian arrangements’ on the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring the maximum safe and harmless passage of commercial ships through this waterway.”

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US reimposes Hormuz blockade as Iran claims attacks on regional bases

Trump on Monday announced that Washington will now protect ships transiting Hormuz in return for charging 20 percent on all cargo shipped.

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Iranian parliament introduces bill on Strait of Hormuz: Official

The bill, titled the “Strategic Action for the Security and Sustainable Progress of the Strait of Hormuz,” was introduced to the Iranian parliament on Monday night, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the parliament’s national security commission, said on X. 

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Trump reimposes Iran blockade, says US to charge 20% fee on Strait transit

"The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as ‘THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT’ but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World," said US President Donald Trump.

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