A good synopsis of the Strait of Hormuz situation

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?? BREAKING: ???? Iran says the strait is closed.
?? BREAKING: ???? Trump says the strait is open.
?? BREAKING: ???? Hegseth says the strait is open.
?? BREAKING: Bloomberg says 3 ships crossed.
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran says those 3 ships are Iranian.
?? BREAKING: ???? Maersk says it needs clarity.
?? BREAKING: The strait is a philosophical concept at this point.

?? BREAKING: A fourth ship attempts to cross.
?? BREAKING: The fourth ship turns around.
?? BREAKING: The fourth ship's captain says he "needed to think."
?? BREAKING: Insurance for the fourth ship is now $47M.
?? BREAKING: The fourth ship is still thinking.
?? BREAKING: ???? Trump posts on Truth Social that Hormuz is "TOTALLY OPEN, BEAUTIFUL, LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN."
?? BREAKING: 800 ships remain trapped in the Gulf.
?? BREAKING: ???? Trump posts again that this is Biden's fault.
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran announces tolls of $2M per ship.
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran announces tolls must be paid in crypto.
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran has not specified which crypto.
?? BREAKING: Someone on CT says it's XRP.
?? BREAKING: XRP is up 34%.
?? BREAKING: It is not XRP.
?? BREAKING: ???? Russia and ???? China veto the UN resolution on Hormuz.
?? BREAKING: ???? Russia proposes an alternative resolution.
?? BREAKING: The alternative resolution does not mention Hormuz.
?? BREAKING: Nobody is surprised.
?? BREAKING: ???? Israel bombs ???? Lebanon.
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran says this violates the ceasefire.
?? BREAKING: ???? Trump says the ceasefire does not cover Lebanon.
?? BREAKING: ???? Netanyahu says the ceasefire does not cover anything Netanyahu is currently doing.
?? BREAKING: Ceasefire is now 11 hours old.
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran closes Hormuz again.
?? BREAKING: ???? Hegseth says the strait is open.
?? BREAKING: ???? Trump floats joint US-Iran toll venture to manage the strait.
?? BREAKING: The White House clarifies Trump was "just thinking out loud."
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran says it will consider the proposal.
?? BREAKING: ???? Trump says Iran's 10-point peace plan is "not good enough."
?? BREAKING: ???? Trump says it is "a workable basis."
?? BREAKING: Both statements were made within the same hour.
?? BREAKING: 20,000 seafarers are still trapped on ships inside the Gulf.
?? BREAKING: The IMO says the priority is evacuation.
?? BREAKING: ???? Iran says passage requires "coordination with armed forces."
?? BREAKING: Nobody has coordinated with the armed forces.
?? BREAKING: ???? Hegseth says the strait is open.

?? BREAKING: The strait remains closed.
?? BREAKING: This is day 41.
?? BREAKING: We will keep you updated.