🌍 Europe 3d ago · Jacob Parry

Trump rejects ‘blackmail’ by Tehran as Iranian military shuts Hormuz again

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Iran’s military reimposed strict control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, demanding that the U.S. must lift its blockade of Iranian ports before the vital waterway is opened again, a move U.S. President Donald Trump rejected as “blackmail.”



The move came as Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) gunboats fired on a tanker attempting to transit the strait. “Control over the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway is

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