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'Inconsistency': Former US Army Major General on Iran opening and closing Strait of Hormuz over blockades

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 8:55am
Photo by Stringer / Anadolu via Getty Images
Photo by Stringer / Anadolu via Getty Images

'Inconsistency': Former US Army Major General on Iran opening and closing Strait of Hormuz over blockades

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 20 Apr 2026, 8:55am

After briefly re-opening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran closed it again after the US did not meet demands to unblock Iranian ports.

Former US Army Major General told Mike Hosking, "unfortunately, I have to say that the Iranians have assessed the situation probably the most accurate, which is there's inconsistency on the American position, and we just don't know where this is going."

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