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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz ⁠70%

By Scott McClallen⁠27%

7/11/2026, 12:10:00 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 33 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Appeal to Authority, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 49.5% saturation with 325 hits. Analysis detected 2,070 faulty-reasoning hits from 656 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 62.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠70% (6,717 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 69.30% of the article peer group.

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Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz . 
On Saturday, the U.S. wanted the Iranian government to make a public statement that the Strait of Hormuz is open for ships. 
Instead, Iran reportedly fired on a commercial ship in the Strait, according to Axios. 
⚠ IRAN CLOSES STRAIT OF HORMUZ — REUTERS 
— NewsWire (@NewsWire_US) July 11, 2026 
The news follows as Trump called off the cease-fire between the U.S. and Iran . 
Why it matters: U.S. officials said they demanded Iran to issue on Saturday an announcement that the strait is open and there will be no attacks on ships. 
Instead it got this👇 https://t.co/ueMM7iOmLM 
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) July 11, 2026 
IRGC fired a missile at a commercial cargo ship that tried to pass through the strait of Hormuz, U.S. official says. 
Ship was hit and suffered heavy damage 
Iran's IRGC navy says Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice, state media reports https://t.co/bg7elJAuAO https://t.co/bg7elJAuAO 
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 11, 2026 
The U.S. has launched a third round of strikes this week, the U.S. 
Central Command posted on social media on Saturday afternoon. 
At 7:15 p.m. 
ET today, U.S. 
Central Command forces began launching the third round of strikes this week against Iran after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces blatantly attacked M/V GFS Galaxy, a Cyprus-flagged container ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 
A civilian crew… 
— U.S. 
Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 11, 2026 
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION 
Following the IRGC’s announcement of the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the IRGC firing on a commercial vessel, we can expect U.S retaliatory strikes in the coming hours and days. pic.twitter.com/RqP60ZgNFc 
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 11, 2026 
Iran's IRGC navy says Strait of Hormuz is closed after firing on container ship, warns of 'severe' retaliation https://t.co/1FE9UQwW0g pic.twitter.com/GdlZ3zCtmz 
— New York Post (@nypost) July 11, 2026 
🚨 JUST IN: Iran has just STRUCK a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump's warnings against it — Axios 
Iran is claiming to CLOSE the Strait. 
Iran should PREPARE FOR FAFO 🔥 
47 will NOT take any more bullsht from the gay ayatollah and the mullahs. pic.twitter.com/GDCf5CaMRK 
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 11, 2026 
Last night, President Donald Trump said that “1000 Missiles" are aimed at Iran in case it assassinates him. 
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