"No More Mr. Nice Guy": Trump Sends Witkoff To Pakistan For U.S.-Iran Talks As Hormuz Traffic Freezes
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-04-19 23:55 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Middle East, Iran, US Politics
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Snippet:
By Sunday morning, the latest Bloomberg ship tracking data showed that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz had largely ground to a halt. There were multiple incidents of tankers U-turning over the last 24 hours. At the same time, a senior Iranian official renewed threats to close the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
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