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The Times of India
The Times of India
World
Aashish Saxena

Over $40bn, thousands of deaths & global fuel crisis: What it cost US and the world to 'open' Strait of Hormuz

On June 14, US President Donald Trump declared the "toll-free opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, billing the pact with Iran as his crowning achievement.

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The problem: Iran has consistently insisted the strait was never closed.

As early as April 17, Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said plainly that "passage for commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz is entirely open for the duration of the ceasefire."

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