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Iran is blaming a US blockade for the closure, saying it breaches the ceasefire reached between the two countries.
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Iran's military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, while a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is strained, but still in place.
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It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.
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Iranian officials say they have closed the strait because of the U.S.'s ongoing blockade of its ports.
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;Resize=(620)) A gunman who killed at least five people in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday before taking hostages and barricading himself in a nearby supermarket has been shot dead by police, Ukrainian officials said.
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Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.
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The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called "terrorists" approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.
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Statements from President Trump and Iran aimed to raise confidence in the safety of the waterway, but shipping experts said risks remained.
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The Strait of Hormuz has remained almost completely closed as the U.S. and Iran have disputed the terms of their ceasefire agreement.
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