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(File photo: AFP)</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/06/20/iran-says-hormuz-strait-closed-over-israel-attacks-on-lebanon</loc><lastmod>2026-06-20T17:39:38+04:00</lastmod><changefreq>hourly</changefreq><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Al Arabiya English</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-20T17:39:33+04:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran says Hormuz Strait closed over Israel attacks on Lebanon</news:title><news:keywords>Lebanon,Iran,Hormuz,Israel</news:keywords></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://vid.alarabiya.net/images/2026/06/20/6f0f7f6c-d74f-48ea-89f8-1d92e33627fc/6f0f7f6c-d74f-48ea-89f8-1d92e33627fc.JPG</image:loc><image:title>Iran says Hormuz Strait closed over Israel attacks on Lebanon</image:title><image:caption>Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 18, 2026. 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