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Is the Strait of Hormuz open, and can ships get through?
Published 1 month ago
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"We will bring the management of the Strait of Hormuz to a new level", was the message from Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei overnight, in a statement broadcast on Iranian state television.
As the shaky two-week ceasefire continues, there has been no sign Iran has lifted its effective blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - with Israel's ongoing attacks on Lebanon cited as a key sticking point.
- GUEST: Harrison Prétat, deputy director and fellow with the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies