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Strait of Hormuz won't reopen 'until Lebanon ceasefire holds and oil waivers issued'

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Iran's Tasnim news agency, citing a source close to Tehran's negotiating team, reported on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would not be reopened as long as a ceasefire in Lebanon was not respected.
The source said the waterway would also remain closed until waivers allowing the sale of Iranian oil were issued.
Iran announced that it had once again closed the strait a day earlier over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon.
A fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the vital waterway, which Iran had effectively closed for nearly four months after Israel and the US began the war in late February.
It was briefly reopened after US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a preliminary agreement earlier this week to halt hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon.

Facts Only

* Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until a Lebanon ceasefire holds and oil waivers are issued.
* The waterway will also remain closed until waivers allowing the sale of Iranian oil are issued.
* Iran previously closed the strait a day earlier over Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon.
* A fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
* Iran effectively closed the strait for nearly four months after Israel and the US began the war in late February.
* The waterway was briefly reopened following a preliminary agreement between US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to halt hostilities.

Executive Summary

Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until a ceasefire in Lebanon is respected and oil waivers allowing the sale of Iranian oil are issued. Iran previously closed the strait following Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon. The waterway is vital, as a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through it. Iran had effectively closed the strait for nearly four months after the war between Israel and the US began in late February. A preliminary agreement was signed earlier this week by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to halt hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, which led to a brief reopening of the strait.

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Confidence

The text displays characteristics of grounded geopolitical reporting, citing specific sources, indicating a high probability of human authorship.

Signals Detected
low severity: Moderate sentence length variance; uses direct, reported attribution rather than expansive synthesis.
low severity: Fluent and focused reportage; lacks the overly balanced or hedged tone typical of pure generative AI.
low severity: Direct attribution to specific sources (Tasnim, negotiators) grounds the claims, preventing generic coordination.
low severity: No immediate signs of factual error or LLM confabulation; standard geopolitical reporting structure.
Human Indicators
Specific attribution to a named news agency (Tasnim) and reference to specific negotiations and historical dates suggests journalistic sourcing.
The flow is reportorial, focusing on the conditional nature of diplomatic statements rather than abstract philosophical claims.