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Iran war updates: IRGC says Hormuz closed until US blockade lifted

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 72 words · By Lyndal Rowlands; Yashraj Sharma; Adam Hancock; Heba Habib; Stephen Quillen; Elis Gjevori; Lorraine Mallinder
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Iran war updates: IRGC says Hormuz closed until US blockade lifted These were the updates about the US-Israel war on Iran on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

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Iran war updates: IRGC says Hormuz closed until US blockade lifted These were the updates about the US-Israel war on Iran on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

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Published On 18 Apr 2026 This live page is closed.

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Claim 1: “IRGC says Hormuz closed until US blockade lifted”
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The claim is reported by four independent sources: TASS, CNN, and two other web search results. All sources consistently state that the IRGC announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until the US blockade is lifted.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will blockade the Strait of Hormuz this evening, the organization’s naval forces said in a statement on Telegram on Saturday.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/18/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed from this evening until the US blockade on Iranian ports is lifted.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cqxdg17yr2wt
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps has said the Strait of Hormuz is closed again, blaming US “violations” of the ceasefire agreement. It said the vital shipping lane would remain closed until the US end…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/18/iran-war-l…
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Claim 2: “updates about the US-Israel war on Iran on Saturday, April 18, 2026”
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Multiple live web search results confirm an ongoing conflict involving the US and Iran, specifically mentioning 'Day 75 of Middle East conflict' and costs associated with the 'US war against Iran'. While the specific date of April 18, 2026, is implied by the context of the provided evidence (which describes current events as '3 days ago' in a timeline where these conflicts are active), the existence of the war is corroborated by multiple reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The US war against Iran has cost $29 billion — an estimate that’s higher than the $25 billion figure the Pentagon provided to Congress two weeks ago.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/13/world/live-news/trump-iran-wa…
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web search NEUTRAL — War is an armed conflict [a] between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Iran's military says it's trained and ready for any new U.S. assault as President Trump predicted a "long talk" about the war with China's President Xi in Beijing.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-china…
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