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HORMUZ Reopening IMPOSSIBLE Says Iran Until US BLOCKADE Stops. Will Diplomacy Work? | GNT
April 22, 2026
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On Global News Today on Al Arabiya English, Tom Burges Watson examines the latest developments after US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire deadline with Iran, saying the pause in military action will continue until negotiations are concluded. But just hours later, tensions escalated dramatically in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran seized two commercial vessels and opened fire on others.
Iran's parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as a US naval blockade remained in place, calling it a "blatant violation of the ceasefire." Tom is joined by Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas Pickering. #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #USIran #Ceasefire #NavalBlockade #Diplomacy #MiddleEastCrisis #BreakingNews #Iran #Trump #IRGC #Geopolitics #GlobalNews #AlArabiyaEnglish
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