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      <text>U.S. President Donald Trump orders the United States Navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump orders the navy to open fire on any Iranian vessels placing mines along the Strait of Hormuz, after the military reportedly observed an Iranian mine-laying operation. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump says that the U.S. naval blockade will remain in effect until a peace agreement is reached with Iran. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump says that the U.S. has begun &quot;clearing out&quot; naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump announces on his Truth Social that, based on conversations with Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir, he has agreed to &quot;suspend the bombing and attacks on Iran for a period of two weeks&quot;, subject to Iran agreeing to the &quot;complete, immediate and safe opening&quot; of the Strait of Hormuz, and to allow time for an agreement to be reached. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days, untill 6 April, or &quot;face further assassinations of senior officials&quot;. </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days or &quot;face further assassinations of senior officials&quot;. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump extends his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days, until 6 April, or &quot;face further assassinations of senior officials&quot;. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump issues an ultimatum to Iran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz within the next 48 hours or the U.S. military will &quot;obliterate&quot; their energy infrastructure, including all Iranian power stations. </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 &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>Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy and Spain rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. </text>
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    <text>Several NATO allies of the United States, including Germany, Italy, and Spain, rule out sending warships to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following a request from U.S. president Donald Trump. </text>
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      <text>United States president Donald Trump says that his forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump says that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on military targets on Kharg Island, Iran, and warns that the U.S. may also target the island's oil infrastructure if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted. </text>
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  <text>United States president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. Navy will start guiding neutral ships through the Strait of Hormuz tomorrow. </text>
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