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Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
citing
yǐ
以
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement
xiéyì
协议
suffered / was violated
zāo
遭
being broken / being violated
pòhuài
破坏
as the stated reason
wéiyóu
为由
，
once again
zàidù
再度
closed / shut down
guānbì
关闭
Hormuz
Huòěrmùzī
霍尔木兹
strait
hǎixiá
海峡
。

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

yú

于

June 20th

6 yuè 20 rì

6月20日

announced

xuānbù

宣布

once again

zàidù

再度

closing

guānbì

关闭

Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī

霍尔木兹

strait

hǎixiá

海峡

，

reason / grounds

lǐyóu

理由

shì

是

Israel

Yǐsèliè

以色列

continued

chíxù

持续

towards

duì

对

Lebanon

Líbānèn

黎巴嫩

southern

nánbù

南部

launching

fādòng

发动

airstrikes

kōngxí

空袭

violated

wéifǎn le

违反了

ceasefire

tínghuǒ

停火

agreement

xiéyì

协议

。

June 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

yú

于

June 20th

6 yuè 20 rì

6月20日

announced

xuānbù

宣布

，

citing

yǐ

以

Israel

Yǐsèliè

以色列

continued

chíxù

持续

attacks on

xíjī

袭击

Lebanon

Líbānèn

黎巴嫩

southern

nánbù

南部

、

violating

wéifǎn

违反

ceasefire

tínghuǒ

停火

agreement

xiéyì

协议

as the stated reason

wéiyóu

为由

，

once again

zàidù

再度

closed

guānbì

关闭

Hormuz

Huòěrmùzī

霍尔木兹

strait

hǎixiá

海峡

。

previously

cǐqián

此前

，

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

had already on

yǐ yú

已于

this week

běn zhōu

本周

earlier

zǎo xiē shíhou

早些时候

declared

xuānbù

宣布

again / anew

chóngxīn

重新

opening

kāifàng

开放

this / the said

gāi

该

strait

hǎixiá

海峡

，

as part of

zuòwéi

作为

US-Iran

Měi-Yī

美伊

interim / temporary

línshí

临时

agreement

xiéyì

协议

(structural particle)

的

one part of

yī bùfen

一部分

。

Iran

Yīlǎng

伊朗

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Yīsīlán Gémìng Wèiduì

伊斯兰革命卫队

Navy

hǎijūn

海军

immediately

suíjí

随即

warned

jǐnggào

警告

all nations

gèguó

各国

vessels / ships

chuánzhī

船只

not to

bùyào

不要

approach

kàojìn

靠近

the said

gāi

该

waterway

shuǐdào

水道

，

stating that

chēng

称

vessels

chuánzhī

船只

safety

ānquán

安全

cannot be

wúfǎ

无法

ensured

dédào

得到

guaranteed

bǎozhàng

保障

。

but / however

dàn

但

United States

Měiguó

美国

Central Command (CENTCOM)

zhōngyāng sīlìngbù

中央司令部

immediately

suíjí

随即

countered / refuted

fǎnbó

反驳

stating that

chēng

称

，

the strait

hǎixiá

海峡

that day

dāngtiān

当天

still had

réng yǒu

仍有

55 (vessels)

55 sōu

55艘

merchant ships

shāngchuán

商船

normally

zhèngcháng

正常

transiting

tōngguò

通过

，

carrying / transporting

yùnzài

运载

more than

yú

逾

17 million barrels

1700 wàn tǒng

1700万桶

oil / petroleum

shíyóu

石油

。

this

zhè yī

这一

situation

júshì

局势

occurred at

fāshēng zài

发生在

US-Iran

Měi-Yī

美伊

both sides

shuāngfāng

双方

about to

jíjiāng

即将

jiù

就

long-term

chángqī

长期

peace

hépíng

和平

agreement

xiéyì

协议

beginning

zhǎnkāi

展开

formal

zhèngshì

正式

negotiations

tánpàn

谈判

on the eve of

qiányī

前夕

，

causing

lìng

令

global

quánqiú

全球

energy

néngyuán

能源

markets

shìchǎng

市场

once again

zàidù

再度

fell into

xiànrù

陷入

uncertainty

bù quèdìngxìng

不确定性

。

United States

Měiguó

美国

Vice President

fùzǒngtǒng

副总统

Vance (JD Vance)

Wànsī

万斯

had already

yǐ

已

arrived in

dǐdá

抵达

Switzerland

Ruìshì

瑞士

，

with

yǔ

与

Iranian

Yīlǎng

伊朗

delegation

dàibiǎotuán

代表团

begun

zhǎnkāi

展开

negotiations

tánpàn

谈判

。

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