Iran Announces Strait of Hormuz Closure After US 'Breach'

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement posted Saturday on Telegram that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed to vessel traffic, accusing the United States of violating the recently negotiated memorandum of understanding intended to end the U.S.-Iran war and restore maritime access through the strategic waterway. The statement, which was also circulated by Iran's Tasnim News Agency Telegram channel, said the move was a response to what it described as America's "bad faith and blatant breach" of the agreement as well as continued Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon."From this moment," the statement said, "the Strait...