Iran's IRGC says Hormuz is shut. Shipping data suggests otherwise | The National
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Source: The National (UAE)
Published: 2026-06-21 21:43 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Transport, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, World News, War & Conflict
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday after it accused Israel of violating the Lebanon ceasefire terms with renewed strikes on Hezbollah. Despite that declaration, traffic kept moving through the weekend, according to the US military and multiple shipping trackers. Then, on Sunday, Iran's Fars news agency, citing a military source, escalated the claim – reporting that the IRGC Navy had still not authorised any vessel to transit, and would not until further
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