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Iran denies Trump and assures there are still mines in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran denied US President Donald Trump's statements about the Strait of Hormuz, affirming that only Tehran knows the precise location of mines in that strategic waterway. Iran's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs assured that this information remains under exclusive Iranian control, contradicting Trump's previous statements on the matter.

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