The claim that the Strait of Hormuz was open to free shipping before the US and Israel started attacking Iran on February 28 has been refuted by evidence from Al Jazeera and The Guardian. In contrast, it is supported that 20% of the world\u2019s supply of oil and liquified natural gas is exported from the Persian Gulf countries through the Strait of Hormuz, with supporting evidence from Facebook and the US Energy Information Administration. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) closing the Strait of Hormuz as part of its response to the US-Israeli military campaign is also supported by various sources, including webcenterfairbanks and Instagram. Additionally, there is evidence to support that the Trump administration and Tehran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding to end the war, with details provided by Al Jazeera, NBC News, and NPR. However, the claim that the memorandum of understanding included a 60-day ceasefire across the board, including Israel\u2019s assault on Lebanon, has limited support. It has been confirmed that Iran fired on unauthorized ships going through the Strait of Hormuz late last week, as reported by Reuters and other news outlets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","bb_check_category":[4],"class_list":["post-53","bb_check","type-bb_check","status-publish","hentry","bb_check_category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\n