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    <date>2026-06-23</date>
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    <text>The International Maritime Organization announces an evacuation plan for around 500 to 600 ships with 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and the United States have reached a ceasefire deal to end the war. The evacuation will be coordinated with Iran and Oman. </text>
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    <text>Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei rejects reports that Iran has re-closed the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>Iran Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper Izvestia that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees. </text>
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    <text>Iran ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali tells the Russian newspaper &quot;Izvestia&quot; that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, but with new conditions set by Iran and Oman, including transit fees. </text>
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      <text>The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control announces under Executive Order 13224 that it has imposed sanctions against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the newly created body used for managing the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control announces under Executive Order 13224 that it has imposed sanctions against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the newly-created body used for managing the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>U.S. president Donald Trump announces that he has called off planned military strikes against Iran for tomorrow at the request of Middle East allies including Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Emirati president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, citing &quot;serious negotiations&quot; taking place. </text>
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    <text>The Associated Press and &quot;Axios&quot; report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the war ends. </text>
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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>The United Arab Emirates has declared its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. </text>
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    <text>The United Arab Emirates declares its willingness to join a U.S.-led international coalition to secure and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been blocked by Iran. </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>Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first public message since his election in which he says that Iran should continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and advises neighboring countries to close American military bases in their territory. Khamenei also vows to &quot;avenge the blood of our martyrs&quot;. </text>
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  <text>Iran fires projectiles at two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz associated with the United Arab Emirates, killing one mariner and injuring eight others. </text>
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