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The Strait of Hormuz is a vital global shipping route, and its reopening follows a new US-Iran deal. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said at the G7 summit that Britain will play its full part in getting the waterway open. A senior US official confirmed the Strait will open immediately after the deal is signed on Friday.
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