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Iran Opens Strait of Hormuz as Peace Talks Advance
Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, sending US stocks sharply higher and fueling optimism about a broader peace deal to end the Iran war. Trump claimed major sticking points have been resolved, though Tehran swiftly rejected his assertion that it had agreed to surrender its enriched uranium stockpiles — a gap that suggests the hard part of any agreement is still ahead. The US naval blockade remains in place pending a formal deal.
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