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Iran Says It Has Closed the Strait of Hormuz · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Iran has escalated its confrontation with the United States and
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  Speaker 1: Gulf States by declaring the Strait of Hormas closed until
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  Speaker 1: further notice. The announcement, made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
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  Speaker 1: Corps follows a weekend of US strikes on more than
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  Speaker 1: one hundred forty Iranian military sites and retaliatory missile and
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  Speaker 1: drone attacks across the region. The Strait of Hormas is
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  Speaker 1: one of the world's most critical energy chowpoints. Roughly twenty
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  Speaker 1: percent of global oil and gas supplies pass through its
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  Speaker 1: narrow waters each day, linking golf producers to international markets.
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  Speaker 1: Any disruption threatens to spike energy prices, destabilize shipping routes,
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  Speaker 1: and intensify inflationary pressures worldwide. Analysts warned that even a
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  Speaker 1: temporary closure could trigger cascading effects across the global economy.
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  Speaker 1: Iran's declaration comes after US Central Command confirmed strikes on
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  Speaker 1: missile launch sites, naval assets, and ammunition depots in Bondarabas,
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  Speaker 1: Kesham Island, and Hajibad. American aircraft also intercepted an Iranian
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  Speaker 1: cruise missile and a drone aimed at Gulf targets. Tehran
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  Speaker 1: insists The closure is a defensive measure, warning that the
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  Speaker 1: era of one sided deals is over. The escalation has
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  Speaker 1: rattled golf capitals In Qatar, three people, including a child,
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  Speaker 1: were injured by falling shrapnel. Kuwait reported damage to border
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  Speaker 1: centers and an offshore oil platform, with one worker wounded.
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  Speaker 1: Bahrain sounded repeated air raid sirens as missiles approached, while
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  Speaker 1: Oman summoned Deran's ambassador after drone strikes hit Musandam and
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  Speaker 1: Al Wusta. Jordan confirmed Iranian missiles landed near a US
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  Speaker 1: base but caused no casualties. The closure of the Strait
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  Speaker 1: of Hormas marks a dangerous new phase in the conflict.
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  Speaker 1: Gulf states hosting US bases are increasingly vulnerable, with air
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  Speaker 1: defenses intercepting but not fully preventing Iranian strikes. Mediator states
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  Speaker 1: like Qatar and Oman, previously spared, are now being targeted,
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  Speaker 1: undermining their role in peace efforts. For Washington, the challenge
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  Speaker 1: is balancing military deterrence with diplomatic efforts to prevent a
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  Speaker 1: wider regional war. President Donald Trump has said we're beating
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  Speaker 1: them up, referring to US strikes, but left the door
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  Speaker 1: open to further talks Tehran, however, has signaled it will
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  Speaker 1: continue retaliatory measures unless US policy changes. The coming weeks
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  Speaker 1: will determine whether the closure of the Strait of Hormas
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  Speaker 1: is a temporary show of force or the beginning of
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  Speaker 1: a prolonged disruption with global consequences. Energy markets, regional governments,
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  Speaker 1: and international shipping companies are bracing for the fallout as
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  Speaker 1: the golf enters one of its most volatile periods in decades.