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STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRISIS

In a written statement to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Mojtaba Khamenei (left) said Iranians have "dealt him (the enemy) a dizzying blow so that he now starts uttering contradictory words and nonsense." US President Donald Trump (right), meanwhile, said the US was "getting very close to meeting our objectives as we consider winding down our great Military efforts in the Middle East."

Trump believes that Iranian leader Khamenei still alive

A strange new normal has emerged around the Strait of Hormuz: the conflict has become quieter in some places, but the world's most important energy chokepoint remains dangerously constrained. This handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack.

6 months into US-Iran war, Hormuz remains under siege

Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.

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