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Iran says it's shutting down the critical Strait of Hormuz again, and that it will demand payments in cryptocurrency from tankers transiting through in the future. These latest announcements could complicate upcoming talks with the US, which has demanded Iran open the strait to traffic.
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00:00Iran says it's halting oil tankers from crossing the crucial Strait of Hormuz in response to
00:05Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Iran had earlier agreed to reopen the Strait to traffic as part
00:11of a two-week ceasefire with the U.S. The Financial Times reports Iran is also announcing
00:16tolls to transit the Strait in the future, payable in cryptocurrency. These moves add
00:21to uncertainty about the Strait with U.S. allies in the region warning against letting Iran control
00:26the passage.
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