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hookaleft

(1,508 posts) Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:21 PM 10 hrs ago

July 12 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy ‌said early on Sunday it had closed the ⁠Strait of Hormuz until further notice after firing a warning shot at ‌a ⁠vessel it said had attempted to ⁠transit along an unapproved route, ⁠state media reported.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-irgc-navy-says-strait-hormuz-closed-until-further-notice-state-media-2026-07-11/

I guess they are not going to meet Trump's Saturday deadline.

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Breaking: Iran's IRGC navy says Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice, state media reports (Original Post) hookaleft 10 hrs ago OP

Was Trump's "Saturday deadline" something serious, or a Truth Social fart? (nt) muriel_volestrangler 10 hrs ago #1

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1. Was Trump's "Saturday deadline" something serious, or a Truth Social fart? (nt)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:28 PM

10 hrs ago

(1,361 posts)

2. And this just in! tRump says Canada has until midnight to open the Northwest Passage or "all hell" will break loose

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 07:45 PM

9 hrs ago