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;Resize=(620)) U.S. Vice-President JD Vance said on Saturday he expects to go to Switzerland soon for talks with Iran, even as Tehran's high command was reported as saying it would shut the Strait of Hormuz due to what it called U.S. and Israeli truce violations.
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Fifty-five ships had passed through the strait on Saturday, the U.S. military said. But then Iran's military said it was closing the waterway once again.
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Iran said it had closed the strait after Israel struck Lebanon Saturday, violating the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed earlier this week.
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Iran's joint military command said the closure was in response to continued Israeli military operations in Lebanon.
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Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz over ceasefire violations, citing Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, according to state media. U.S. Central Command released a statement stating that 55 merchant ships transited the strait on Saturday.
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