### [2026-06-19](/feed/2026/06/19/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei rejects reports that Iran has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz. 




### Sources:

1. [Dawn](https://www.dawn.com/news/2009247)
2. [Euronews](https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/19/confusion-in-strait-of-hormuz-amid-reports-iran-has-reclosed-the-waterway)

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