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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Former President of Iran (2005–2013)

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Oil tankers halt Strait of Hormuz transit after US-Israel strikes on Iran

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Reported under arrest by IRGC intelligence on July 13, 2026, after contacts with Israel's Mossad were uncovered

The US reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports July 14 and launched a fifth wave of strikes targeting coastal defenses and cruise missile storage on Greater Tunb Island. Iran hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that same day, killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight others — the first fatality aboard a civilian vessel since the ceasefire collapsed. Trump announced a 20% toll on Hormuz cargo, then reversed it within hours after Gulf leaders called to object; he said Middle Eastern nations would make investment deals with the US instead.

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