Hadil Alshalchi
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1,897 appearances
237 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard yesterday
Hadil Alshalchi’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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will now be known as, quote, the guardian of the Hormuz Strait.
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Trump said that other countries will be able to move through the waterway, but that the U.S.
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would charge a 20 percent toll on cargo.
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He said the toll was the price to pay for providing security and safety for this, quote, volatile section of the world.
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Up until now, the U.S.
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has been against any tolls or fees being enforced on ships moving through the strait.
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Iranian leaders said Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz.
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Hadil Alshalji, NPR News, Istanbul.
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US Central Command released a statement saying, quote, the Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade.
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Iran does not control it.
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The US said it struck dozens of Iranian targets with precision munitions, claiming it degraded Iran's ability to continue attacking international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran did not respond to that claim, but said that one person was killed in the US strikes over the weekend, bringing the total number of deaths to 17 since these recent strikes began, according to Iranian officials.
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Iran also said it targeted U.S.
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bases in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
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The status of the ceasefire negotiations is unknown right now, with President Trump calling the ceasefire over but not ruling out further talks with Iran.
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Hadil Alshalchi, NPR News, Istanbul.
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The price of the benchmark global oil jumped more than 4% after markets opened.
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That brought the barrel to $79, a 9% spike from its price before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started in February.
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Roughly 20% of the world's oil supply passed through the key international waterway.
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Kepler, a data and analytics company that tracks global commodity and shipping markets, said that crossings through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to 22 ships last week and almost 85% dropped from the pre-war traffic.
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