Iran says it will declare a ‘prohibited zone’ near the Strait of Hormuz in coming days
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- Iran says it will declare a prohibited zone near the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days.
- Traffic through the strait has fallen to its lowest level since May following US-Iranian clashes.
- The US energy secretary said a nuclear deal might not be possible and that Iran’s ability to build a bomb may have been destroyed.
Iran says it will declare a “prohibited zone” near the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, as traffic through the strategic waterway falls to its lowest level since May.
The decline follows clashes between the United States and Iran. The report did not provide further details about the planned zone.
The developments come as the US energy secretary said a nuclear deal with Iran might not be possible. The secretary also said Iran’s ability to build a nuclear bomb may have been destroyed.
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