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World Service,19 Jun 2026,49 mins

US lifts naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz

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Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said he had approved the deal with the US despite having a "different view", without elaborating. He said he allowed it to go ahead after assurances from Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian that he would "protect the rights of the Iranian nation". We hear more on what the opening of the Hormuz will mean. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester in northern England, has won a seat in Parliament a pivotal step in his plans to fight Mr Starmer for to be the head of the Labour Party, and therefore prime minister. And Isaac Fanin is in Vancouver and will tell us about that Canada thumping win as Mexico goes through to the last 32 teams (Photo: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman; Credit: Reuters_AutoIngest)

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