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Iran threatens to keep Hormuz shut; Houthi strike kills six, and more
Ep. 20260812
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The newly appointed secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen until America “changes its behaviour” and accepts Iran’s conditions for ending the war, according to Iranian state media.
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