{"id":386454,"date":"2026-04-18T22:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/386454\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T22:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T22:44:10","slug":"iran-closes-hormuz-strait-again-as-trump-warns-against-blackmail-nz-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/386454\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, as Trump warns against &#039;blackmail&#039; &#8211; NZ Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi6AFBVV95cUxPdy03OGtPbzZ4VURYZkJBTU1hcGpEdE8xcXI4OE9FRVd6cmJyYkI1SlBRT01Ga2t1cWJFYW8wVnNWbEx5dmtBNV9ZamFFVW4wNDhBanY4eUw5ZHVqVzluUTBnbUMtVktfZUpYN2E0S3N6WnVyc0NsQm1BOXl6OHRYc3BpQzJwaWEzQVhSZF8yN09OMEw5V1VYM25pUHJzWDB2cjhvUVRVYWk2aXpzZEFUUGhSWnRmd1NSUzZ3NUR0ZXhEQWFHZ21Tczc1cXk5WHgtVmJSMzc1QTVRM2lVb1FNeE52dXF0c3RB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iran closes Hormuz Strait again, as Trump warns against &#8216;blackmail&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;NZ Herald<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMijwJBVV95cUxPbVJEdnQxREdFRXBjQlJBdnRUc0lQc0pEdXFKdWdvSkxTZk9ma2dyZ0RqdGxRMHFQODlZNUZZSndFRy1YakY3Sm5YUmZsVEJwc1VLV2FzU1NqS3NyUERNa19UUmNvSXJwczV2eTRLWHR0bkR2dUM0SnBRVUE2UWdCZUdsMzMxcWw0VzdtUFM2NmcxTDZnWWZCRzZWMUNMa2Q3N01BaEpxVmRMUnpKbHZCdllPcDRFbVZONDFFR3k5bmlPMFFRcWQ2WVU2SFE0aU0wTGQyd0diUnRQdERBYkx0NHJBd3ZQQjl6T1FIWGdWV3ZmS0NPT1NxV3hqNjJiaHBwZmUwQVBiVy1yNjJJQU1Z?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Middle East crisis live: ships report attacks as Iran closes strait of Hormuz; 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