MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. Tehran has decided to close the Strait of Hormuz to all traffic following new US strikes on Iran, the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces said in a statement.
The United States Central Command (CENTCOM), in turn, claimed that commercial vessels continued to transit in and out of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude oil prices on the London-based ICE exchange are up 1.9% amid statements about the strait.
TASS has gathered the key information on the latest developments.
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