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Iran Shuts Strait of Hormuz as US-Iran Nuclear Talks Hang by a Thread
NPR·Sunday, 21 June 2026
Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz shut even as US and Iranian teams were set to hold 'technical-level' talks in Switzerland, according to Pakistan's foreign ministry. Fighting in Lebanon and the Hormuz claim are threatening what was already a fragile diplomatic process.
Why It Matters
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical oil shipping lane. Any disruption there directly affects global oil prices, which India — one of the world's biggest oil importers — feels almost immediately at the pump.
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