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Trump: Strait of Hormuz Fully Opened

French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, arrives at the Elysee Palace for a conference on the initiative for maritime navigation in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday in Paris. Iran announced early Friday that the strait has been fully reopened. (AP)

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