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Iran Military: Hormuz Daily Transits Capped, Contradicting Trump's 'Open' Claim

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Iran Military: Hormuz Daily Transits Capped, Contradicting Trump's 'Open' Claim

⚓ HORMUZ — Tehran just put a number on what Trump called "totally open." 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Trump declared Hormuz "totally open" yesterday; Iran's military now confirms a daily transit cap still applies. This is the public contradiction Washington's assertion-as-pressure tactic was designed to avoid. A cap means authorization-per-passage remains IRGC policy — operationally, the blockade never fully lifted. Shipping insurers and Asian buyers will price the cap, not Trump's tweet.

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