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IRAN-STRAIT OF HORMUZ-PASSAGE

(260417) — BEIJING, April 17, 2026 (Xinhua) — This file photo taken on Feb. 19, 2025 shows the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Friday in a post on social media platform X that the passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of the ceasefire, in line with the ceasefire in Lebanon. (Xinhua/Wang Qiang)