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Iran war news LIVE Updates: Oil ‘normally’ transiting southern Strait of Hormuz route? Tehran questions US claim

Iran war news LIVE Updates: State-run Press TV reported, citing sources, that US assertions about the volume of oil transiting the southern route were “contrary to realities on the ground.”

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Iran war news LIVE Updates: Oil ‘normally’ transiting southern Strait of Hormuz route? Tehran questions US claim

Iran's state TV has challenged US claims that the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz is functioning normally, stating that the volume of oil transiting the waterway is "contrary to realities on the ground." This comes as Iran and Oman reportedly reached an understanding over the strait, but it remains closed pending Iran's fulfillment of commitments under the Islamabad MoU. Meanwhile, Iraq is seeking to act as a bridge between Iran and the US to protect the interests of the wider region.

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·hani.co.kr

Pak Jong-chon, a deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission, has returned to work. In a move that appears to shake up North Korea's military leadership, state media KCNA reported on April 11 that Pak Jong-chon has been reinstated as a member of the State Affairs Commission and as deputy chairman of the Central Military Commission. Pak Jong-chon had seemingly fallen out of favor with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in 2020, when he was replaced by Jo Chun-ryong as a member of the Party Central Committee's Politburo. The recent personnel changes also saw the dismissal of Defence Minister Ri Kwang-chol, KCNA reported. The reasons behind the personnel changes remain unclear.

·hani.co.kr

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