Paris, France, April 18, 2026 (AFP) - War in the Middle East: latest developments

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2026-04-18

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Iran threatens to close Hormuz again - Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz again if the United States continues its blockade of Iranian ports, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Saturday. "With the continuation of the blockade, the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open," Ghalibaf wrote on X, adding that passage through the waterway would depend on authorisation from Iran......

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