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Iran begins blocking ships in Strait of Hormuz due to Israeli strikes against Hezbollah

Tehran, Apr 8 (UNI) Iran's agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz under the ceasefire with the US lasted only a few hours, as Tehran stated Wednesday that it has begun blocking ships again in response to Israeli strikes against the Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The Iranian embassy in Mumbai posted to X: “Due to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, oil tankers will not be permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz."
Iran’s Fars news agency said oil tankers passing through the strait of Hormuz had been stopped as a result of Israel’s “ceasefire breach”. Iran was due to have reopened the strait during the two weeks of the ceasefire, and the oil price had dropped sharply below
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