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Vance Threatens Iran Over Hormuz Closure as Strike Campaign Continues

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Vance Threatens Iran Over Hormuz Closure as Strike Campaign Continues

βš“ HORMUZ β€” Vance threatens Iran when Trump already killed the ceasefire. πŸ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: A VP threatening Iran over Hormuz after the president declared the ceasefire dead is redundant β€” or a layered signal. With four strike waves failing to stop tanker attacks, Vance reframes the next move: not a fifth wave, but a formal blockade declaration. That's the escalation step Gulf states and European energy buyers have been pricing against.

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