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        "id": 1860292,
        "msgid": "us-and-iranian-forces-exchange-fire-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-1784083830",
        "date": "2026-07-15 09:02:00",
        "title": "US and Iranian Forces Exchange Fire in the Strait of Hormuz",
        "author": "Akmal Fauzi",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Intense clashes have erupted between Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy and US military forces in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The confrontation, confirmed by both Iranian state media and US CENTCOM, involves heavy exchanges of fire and a renewed American naval blockade. The escalation occurs despite previous Pakistan-mediated attempts to broker a long-term peace agreement.",
        "content": "<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy reportedly engaged\nin fierce exchanges of fire with United States military forces in the\nStrait of Hormuz on Wednesday (15\/7\/2026). The information was first\nbroadcast by Iranian state television. Citing authorities in Hormozgan\nProvince, the Tasnim news agency reported that a series of loud\nexplosions were clearly heard in the coastal city of Bandar Abbas and on\nsmall Iranian islands near the strait due to the raging battle.\nMeanwhile, the Mehr News Agency reported similar blasts echoing east of\nSirik, originating from firefights in the nearby Gulf waters. This\nseries of incidents comes amid a new wave of explosions hitting several\npoints in southern Iran, coinciding with the escalating direct military\nconfrontation between Tehran and Washington. On the other side, US\nCentral Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that the intense military strikes\nwere deliberately launched with the primary objective of degrading\nIran\u2019s tactical ability to threaten the safety of commercial vessels\ntransiting the Strait of Hormuz. In addition to launching air and naval\nstrikes, CENTCOM stated that allied US forces have continued a total\nnaval blockade against all ships transiting to or from Iranian ports and\ncoastal areas. To reinforce the pressure, the Pentagon has reportedly\ndeployed more than 20 US Navy warships and hundreds of military fighter\njets to operate fully across the Middle East region. Washington stressed\nthat all American forces are currently in a state of \u2018alert, lethal, and\ncombat ready\u2019. Tensions between the US and Iran over the strategic\nshipping lane of the Strait of Hormuz have escalated again in recent\ndays. Both sides have chosen to continue attacking each other, despite a\nprevious memorandum of understanding mediated by Pakistan to end the\nconflict and seek a long-term peace deal.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-and-iranian-forces-exchange-fire-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-1784083830",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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