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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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The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed despite Iran's declaration Friday that it is open, maritime freight and oil analysts told CNBC.
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The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.
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;Resize=(620)) The duelling blockades in the Strait of Hormuz lurched into uncharted waters on Saturday as the United States pressed ahead with its campaign to choke off Iranian ports and Iran reversed an initial move to reopen the waterway.
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