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Reported claim

“Iran has used the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a pressure tactic in fragile peace negotiations with the United States.”

moderate confidence 1 outlet · 1 report

Strengthened after BBC World News reported it.

Belief History

May 23 Jun 21

Sources

BBC World News supports high reliability
May 23, 2026

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