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    <date>2026-07-21</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/07/21/a-tanker-is-attacked-by-iran-in-the-coast-of-oman-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-in-the-wake-of-the-us-military-conducting</slug>
    <text>A tanker is attacked by Iran in the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the U.S. military conducting strikes for a 10th consecutive night yesterday, forcing crew to abandon ship. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also confirms the attack. </text>
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      <date>2026-07-19</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2026/07/19/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-says-that-diplomatic-solutions-are-still-on-the-table-if-iran-ceases-attacks-in-the</slug>
      <text>U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that diplomatic solutions are still on the table if Iran ceases attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-19</date>
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    <text>United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that diplomatic solutions are &quot;still on the table&quot; if Iran ceases attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-15</date>
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    <keywords>Iran</keywords>
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    <text>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed &quot;until the United States ends its acts of aggression&quot;. </text>
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    <date>2026-06-14</date>
    <hash>1021c5f69ec747b0363187af75ac455c4b004fb2</hash>
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    <keywords>Iran</keywords>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/06/14/pakistani-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif-and-united-states-president-donald-trump-announce-that-iran-and-the-us-have-re</slug>
    <text>Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. </text>
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    <changes>
      <date>2026-06-4</date>
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      <text>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officer Esmail Qaani says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States depends on the ceasefire in Lebanon, and that there will be &quot;no peace in the region&quot; until Israel fully withdraws beyond the internationally recognized border of Lebanon. </text>
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    <date>2026-06-4</date>
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    <text>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Esmail Qaani says that the ceasefire between Iran and the United States depends on the ceasefire in Lebanon, and that there will be &quot;no peace in the region&quot; until Israel fully withdraws beyond the internationally recognized border of Lebanon. </text>
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    <changes>
      <date>2026-06-1</date>
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      <text>Iran announces a pause on from peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to &quot;completely block&quot; the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. </text>
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    <text>Iran announces a pause on peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to &quot;completely block&quot; the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. </text>
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      <date>2026-05-27</date>
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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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    <date>2026-05-15</date>
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    <text>Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, is arrested in Turkey by the U.S. justice department after allegedly planning attacks on Jewish sites in the United States, along with attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran over the war. </text>
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    <date>2026-04-27</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/04/27/the-associated-press-and-axios-report-that-iran-has-offered-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-if-the-united-states-lifts</slug>
    <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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    <changes>
      <date>2026-04-8</date>
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      <slug>/feed/2026/04/8/iranian-foreign-minister-abbas-araghchi-confirms-the-two-week-ceasefire-between-the-united-states-and-iran-which-includ</slug>
      <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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    <date>2026-04-8</date>
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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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    <name>The Guardian</name>
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  <text>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it struck two tankers trying to pass the Strait of Hormuz with aerial protection from the United States, and forced four others to turn around. </text>
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