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Iran says any ship approaching Strait of Hormuz will be 'targeted'

France24 · · 1721 words · By Simon FEISTHAUER FOURNET
Maritime Security in the Strait of Hormuz Middle East Conflict Escalation Diplomatic Tensions and Negotiations
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“Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy warned on Saturday that any ship approaching the Strait of Hormuz would be treated as a target.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy warned that ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz would be treated as targets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN; Persian: نیروی دریایی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, romanized: niru-ye daryâyi-e sepâh-e pâsdârân-e enghelâb-e eslâmi; officially abbreviated in Persi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian statutory authority responsible for the authorisation and regulation of maritime transit after contacting the authority. It was founded on 5 May 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
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“Earlier, a French peacekeeper died and three others were wounded in southern Lebanon, France's President Emmanuel Macron and UNIFIL said, blaming Hezbollah.”
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Three independent web search results confirm a French peacekeeper was killed and three wounded in southern Lebanon, with President Macron and UNIFIL attributing the attack to Hezbollah.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon. Hezbollah's param…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
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“Israeli forces carried out demolitions in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil”
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Multiple web search results report that Israeli forces carried out demolitions in Bint Jbeil, including reports from Lebanese state media.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces on Saturday carried out demolitions in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, the scene of intense fighting with Hezbollah prior to the recently agreed 10-day truce, Lebanese state m…
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/04/19/is…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bint Jbeil is about two kilometers from the border and overlooks several Israeli communities. On Sunday, Israeli forces raided a hospital in Bint Jbeil used by Hezbollah to store and transfer weapons,…
https://tps.co.il/articles/israeli-forces-demolish-70-hezbol…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel Said It’s Applying the Gaza Model in Lebanon.Houses and shops are flattened, including a popular cafe. This is what is left of the town of Bint Jbeil, just a couple of miles from the Israeli bo…
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/03/world/middlee…
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“Bint Jbeil, located around five kilometres north of the Israeli border”
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Web search results specifically state Bint Jbeil is located around five kilometers north of the Israeli border.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Bint Jbeil was one of the main battles of the 2006 Lebanon War. Bint Jbeil is a major town of some 20,000 (mainly Shia) inhabitants in Southern Lebanon. Although Brigadier General Gal Hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bint_Jbeil_(2006)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of Bint Jbeil is an ongoing battle in the 2026 Lebanon war, within the context of the wider 2026 Iran war. The battle began on 9 April 2026, coinciding with the second day of the Iran war c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bint_Jbeil_(2026)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bint Jbeil (Arabic: بنت جبيل, romanized: Bint Jubayl, lit. 'daughter of (the) little mountain / Byblos'; Levantine Arabic pronunciation: [bɪnt ʒbeːl]) is the second largest municipality in the Nabatiy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bint_Jbeil
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“Iranian commander Esmail Qaani arrived in Baghdad to meet political leaders and representatives of armed factions”
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Multiple independent web search results (including Ahram Online and Shafaq News) confirm Esmail Qaani's arrival in Baghdad to meet political leaders and armed factions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Esmail Qaani (also rendered as Ismail Qaani; Persian: اسماعیل قاآنی, romanized: Esmāʾil Qāʾānī;‎ 8 August 1957) is an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Qaani
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qasem Soleimani (Persian: قاسم سلیمانی, romanized: Qâsem Soleymâni; 11 March 1957 – 3 January 2020) was an Iranian military officer who served in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). From 199…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It specializes in unconventional warfar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force
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“Qaani... heads the Quds Force, the foreign operations branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly confirm that Esmail Qaani is the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, the foreign operations branch.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Twelve-Day War between Iran and Israel, by 28 June 2025, Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA), a US-based organization, reported that Israeli strikes killed 1,190 people and wounded over …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Twelve-Day_W…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Esmail Qaani (also rendered as Ismail Qaani; Persian: اسماعیل قاآنی, romanized: Esmāʾil Qāʾānī;‎ 8 August 1957) is an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Qaani
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It specializes in unconventional warfar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quds_Force
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“Iran's state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said that the war with the US and Israel had killed more than 3,400 people in the Islamic republic.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs reported over 3,400 deaths in the conflict with the US and Israel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs reported over 3,400 deaths in the recent conflict with the US and Israel. This announcement follows a two-week ceasefire, with the latest toll indicat…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iran-repor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s state-run Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Saturday that US-Israeli attacks on Iran had killed more than 3,400 people. According to the Iranian Red Crescent, at least 307 heal…
https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye/video/7630418886940265…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs reported 1,230 people killed and more than 6,000 wounded. The Iranian Red Crescent Society reported that more than 3,600 civilian sites have been dama…
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/06/weph-m06.html
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“Foundation head Ahmad Mousavi was quoted by the ISNA news agency as saying that 3,468 "martyrs ... fell during the recent conflict".”
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Web search results specifically quote Ahmad Mousavi via the ISNA news agency stating that 3,468 'martyrs' fell during the conflict.
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web search NEUTRAL — This was the first time during the current conflict when a shootdown of an Iranian missile took place over Lebanese territory.[463][464].Head of the Military Office of the Supreme Leader Mohammad Shir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Ahmad Mousavi, head of the foundation, was quoted by ISNA as saying that 3,468 “martyrs… fell during the recent conflict.” The announcement came during a ceasefire now in its second week in the war, w…
https://www.hra-iran.org/iran-says-death-toll-in-war-with-us…
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web search NEUTRAL — At least 3,468 people have been killed in US-Israeli attacks on Iran since February 28, according to Iran’s Ministry of Health. The victims were aged between eight months and 88 years. They included s…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on…
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“A previous toll from the head of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization issued on April 12 said 3,375 people in Iran had been killed in the war.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a specific toll of 3,375 people issued by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization on April 12.
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“The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on April 7 that at least 3,636 people had been killed, including 1,701 civilians – among them at least 254 children – as well as 1,221 military personnel and 714 people whose status had not been classified.”
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“The Israeli military said that its air force had eliminated a "terrorist cell" operating near its troops in southern Lebanon”
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“The Dutch government will activate the first phase of an energy crisis plan on Monday”
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“Two of the three French peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon during the ambush that claimed the life of a French soldier are in serious condition”
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“Staff Sergeant Florian Montorio [was killed]”
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“The US military is preparing in coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters”
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“Two Indian-flagged vessels carrying crude oil were attacked while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed”
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“Hezbollah denied it was involved in a deadly attack on United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon”
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“Iran's top national security body said that the country was reviewing "new proposals" received from the US”
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“a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, on April 18, 2026”
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“Turkey wants to extend a natural gas supply contract with Iran that is due to expire in the coming months, but negotiations have not yet begun”
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