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Iran declares Hormuz closed over Israel's Lebanon strikes; CENTCOM says 55 ships crossed

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Local time
4:52 PM in Tehran
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Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters said the Strait of Hormuz was closed to vessel traffic as a 'first step' in response to Israel's attacks in Lebanon, which it called a breach of the U.S.-Iran agreement, and the IRGC Navy warned ships not to approach. CENTCOM said 55 merchant ships carrying more than 17 million barrels of oil transited that day and that Iran does not control the strait.

Why it matters

It was the first time Iran used Hormuz as leverage after signing the memorandum, tying the strait directly to Israel's conduct in Lebanon.

Sources (6)

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 12:00 PM Gulf time, Jun 20, 2026 to 4:52 PM Tehran time, Jun 20, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "CENTCOM logs 55 Hormuz transits"); revised the summary; revised the context note; reclassified it from market to shipping; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("Iran declares the strait closed again days after signing"); added 4 sources: Al Jazeera live blog; removed Wikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis as a source (an encyclopedia page, not a report); removed L'Orient Today / Reuters as a source (a report from two days earlier). Why and evidence