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    <date>2026-04-18</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/04/18/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-announces-that-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-closed-again-until-the-blockade-ends</slug>
    <text>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces that the Strait of Hormuz is closed again until the blockade ends. </text>
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    <date>2026-04-9</date>
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    <text>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announces alternative routes for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz, citing risks of sea mines in the main shipping channel. </text>
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      <date>2026-04-8</date>
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      <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council. </text>
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    <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). </text>
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      <date>2026-04-6</date>
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      <text>Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by the United States and Iran, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. </text>
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    <text>Pakistan proposes a ceasefire plan received by Iran and the United States, reportedly dubbed the Islamabad Accord, which calls for an immediate halt to hostilities, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and a 15–20 day period of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. This comes following reported talks between Pakistani army staff chief Asim Munir, U.S. vice president JD Vance, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi. The Pakistani foreign ministry says that talks between Iran and the U.S. are ongoing. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-26</date>
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      <text>Israel say that it killed Alireza Tangsiri commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy. </text>
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    <date>2026-03-26</date>
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    <text>Israel claims to have assassinated Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy. </text>
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      <date>2026-03-20</date>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering &quot;winding down&quot; military operations in Iran as &quot;we are getting very close to meeting our objectives&quot; and urges the countries that &quot;use&quot; Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering “winding down” military operations in Iran amidst the deployment of Marines to the Middle East. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering &quot;winding down&quot; military operations in Iran as they &quot;are getting very close to meeting [their] objectives&quot; and urges the countries that &quot;use&quot; Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump calls on the United Kingdom and other allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers allegedly smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf. Fifteen crew members onboard both tankers are taken into custody. </text>
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      <date>2026-02-3</date>
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      <text>Vanguard Tech claims several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy gunboats attempt to stop and seize a U.S. tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker ignored the demands to stop and continued on its journey towards the Arabian Sea under escort of a United States Navy warship. </text>
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    <text>Several Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy gunboats attempt to stop and seize a U.S. tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker ignored the demands to stop and continued on its journey towards the Arabian Sea under escort of a United States Navy warship. </text>
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      <text>The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country’s Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a &quot;fuel smuggling network&quot;. It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. </text>
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      <text>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country’s Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a &quot;fuel smuggling network&quot;. It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. </text>
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    <text>The Iranian IRGC Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country's Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a &quot;fuel-smuggling network&quot;. It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. </text>
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  <text>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two vessels after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. A third vessel is also reportedly &quot;disabled off Iran's coast&quot;. </text>
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