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Wikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

Wikipedia logged that Hormuz has been de facto sealed since late February, after US-Israel airstrikes on Iran. The IRGC formally declared closure March 27; by April 21, the IMO reported 20,000 mariners and 2,000 vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf.

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