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strikeAug 18, 2026
Ship hit in Hormuz as Iran's top negotiator says strait to stay shut
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Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the waterway would remain closed until Washington lifted its naval blockade, released frozen Iranian assets and dropped oil sanctions, as an unidentified projectile hit a ship transiting the strait, causing at least one casualty.
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- Aleksandar BrezarBy Aleksandar Brezar
Parliament speaker Ghalibaf said the waterway would remain closed until Washington lifted its naval blockade, released frozen Iranian assets and dropped oil sanctions, as an unidentified projectile hit a ship transiting the strait, causing at least one casualty. Iran's top negoti…
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