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Iran: Attacks on ships reported as Strait of Hormuz recloses

Deutsche Welle · · 2007 words · By Srinivas Mazumdaru; Dmytro Hubenko
Energy Security and Global Markets Geopolitical conflict escalation
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29 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again”
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Multiple cross-reference sources report that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz. The evidence suggests this closure is linked to regional tensions, such as Israeli attacks in Lebanon or US actions.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-attacks-on-ships-reported-as-stra…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again as Israel pounds Lebanon, air defense systems go off in Tehran
https://www.france24.com/en/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-aga…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/10/podcast-fragil…
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“It accused the US of violating the ceasefire agreement by its blockade”
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Multiple web search results indicate that Iran accused the US and/or Israel of violating a ceasefire agreement through blockades or actions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iran-linked shipping.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/world-news/iran-reimposes-rest…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has accused the United States and Israel of violating the terms of the agreement for the two-week temporary ceasefire brokered by Pakistan.
https://dailypost.ng/2026/04/08/iran-accuses-us-israel-of-vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran accuses U.S. of violating ceasefire amid Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Iran says Israel is violating the ceasefire deal President Trump announced, and Tehran appears to still have control over ship…
https://www.cbsnews.com/us-iran-tensions/
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“Attacks on ships in the Strait have been reported”
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Both cross-reference and web search results report that attacks on ships have occurred in or around the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran claiming responsibility for some.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Tracking the wave of ship attacks that has choked off Strait of Hormuz.The locations of the strikes on vessels reported by UKMTO and Vanguard show the attacks have spanned the length of the Gulf and t…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80j4rln8zmo
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran Attacks at Least One Ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a Key Oil Passage. Three vessels were hit in and around the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, according to a British maritime agency. Iran claimed resp…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world/middleeast/ships-at…
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“India calls in Iranian ambassador over Strait of Hormuz incident”
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Multiple independent web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm that India summoned or lodged a formal protest with the Iranian ambassador following an incident involving Indian-flagged tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“Iran has meanwhile partially reopened its airspace”
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Multiple cross-reference sources report that Iran has partially reopened its airspace following previous closures.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran has meanwhile partially reopened its airspace
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-attacks-on-ships-reported-as-stra…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran has partially reopened the airspace, closed since February 28, for civilian traffic, a source in the Middle East’s air navigation services told TASS.
https://tass.com/world/2119071
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran has partially reopened its airspace to international flights crossing the eastern part of the country, its Civil Aviation Authority said on Saturday.
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-attacks-on-ships-reported-as-stra…
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“US has renewed a sanctions waiver for Russian oil”
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While the claim is present in the evidence count, the provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia pages about the US and Russia, but none of the sources directly confirm that the US *renewed* a sanctions waiver for Russian oil. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific action.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia and the United States maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1803…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian government conducted foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, boosting the presidential…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_interference_in_the_20…
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“French peacekeeper killed in southern Lebanon, with Macron saying evidence points to Hezbollah”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a French peacekeeper was killed in southern Lebanon, and that French President Macron attributed responsibility to Hezbollah.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international presidential trips made by Emmanuel Macron, the 25th and current President of France. As of April 2026, Emmanuel Macron has made 329 presidential trips to 99 states int…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — France–Lebanon relations (French: Relations France-Liban; Arabic: العلاقات الفرنسية اللبنانية, romanized: al-ʻAlāqāt al-Faransīyah al-Lubnānīyah) are the international relations between France and Leb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France–Lebanon_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron (born 21 December 1977) is a French politician who has served as President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017. He served as Minister of Economics and Fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Macron
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“India's Ministry of External Affairs said it called in the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New Delhi after an incident in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) took action regarding the Iranian Ambassador in New Delhi following an incident in the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minister of External Affairs (or simply the External Affairs Minister; Hindi: Videsh Mantri) is the head of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India. One of the senior-most offi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_External_Affairs_(…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_foreign_affairs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of External Affairs (abbreviated as MEA; ISO: Vidēśa Mantrālaya) is a ministry of the Government of India tasked with India's foreign policy and relations. The Ministry is headed by the M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(…
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“The Foreign Secretary conveyed India's deep concern at the shooting incident earlier today involving two Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that India's Foreign Secretary expressed concern over a shooting incident involving Indian-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Urja Suraksha (lit. 'Energy protection') is a maritime security operation conducted by India to protect the nation's energy supplies by escorting Indian-flagged ships and ships destined to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Urja_Suraksha
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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“Iran's top national security body said Saturday that the country was reviewing "new proposals" put forward by the US in recent days.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Iran's top national security body stated it was reviewing 'new proposals' received from the United States.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States and Iran traded proposals for a suspension of Iranian nuclear activities during weekend negotiations in Pakistan, but remain far apart on the length of any agreement, according ...
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/13/world/iran-war-trump…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's top national security body said Saturday that the country was reviewing "new proposals" received from the United States, even as it warned that its negotiators would cut no compromises with Was…
https://www.daily-sun.com/world/869552/iran-says-reviewing-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's top national security body said Saturday that the country was reviewing new proposals received from the United States, even as it warned that its negotiators would cut no compromises with Washi…
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“US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran not to "blackmail" Washington by shutting the Strait of Hormuz once again.”
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“Tehran had earlier announced the closure of the strategic waterway... saying that the US' continued blockade of Iranian ports and shipping violates the terms of the truce agreement reached by the warring parties.”
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“The UK Maritime Trade Operations reported on the second attack on a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, hours after Iran announced it was closing the strategic waterway yet again.”
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“UKMTO said an unknown projectile hit the container vessel 25 nautical miles (46 kilometers) northeast of Oman, damaging some of its containers.”
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“Earlier on Saturday, UKMTO reported that two gunboats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard opened fire on a tanker transiting the strait.”
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“UKMTO minutes later reported on a third incident 3 nautical miles east of Oman.”
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“The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said on Saturday that its troops came under "small-arms fire from non-state actors" in southern Lebanon, killing one peacekeeper.”
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“The attack occurred during a UNIFIL patrol clearing explosives along the road in the village of Ghandouriyeh, the UNIFIL statement said.”
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“Three more peacekeepers were injured, two of them seriously.”
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“French President Emmanuel Macron said that a French peacekeeper was killed in an attack against UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon Saturday, blaming Hezbollah for the attack.”
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“The Lebanese military... said in a statement carried by the state news agency NNA that it was a result of "an exchange of fire with armed men."”
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“No date has been set for the next round of Pakistan-brokered US-Iran peace talks, Iran's deputy foreign minister told reporters on Saturday.”
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“The Israeli military on Saturday announced it has killed people in Lebanon for crossing what it called a "yellow line," the first such reference to a demarcation line in southern Lebanon since a 10-day ceasefire came into effect.”
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“Iran's supreme leader has warned that the country's navy was ready to defeat US forces.”
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“The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said on Saturday that it had received a report that "two gunboats linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard" fired at the tanker some 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman.”
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“Egypt is working closely with mediators including Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia to de-escalate the crisis and reach lasting peace between the United States and Iran, its foreign minister said on Saturday.”
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“Moscow on Saturday welcomed the Trump administration's decision to issue another temporary sanctions waiver for Russian oil, as the global oil market remains exceedingly turbulent.”
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“German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said the United States and Israel's war with Tehran has so far not led to people fleeing to Europe despite internal displacement in Iran and Lebanon.”
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“Iran has reversed its decision of reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as the US maintains a blockade on the Islamic republic's ports.”
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