Iran says Strait of Hormuz "completely open" amid Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
President Trump has welcomed Iran's announcement that, at least while the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire holds, the Strait of Hormuz is "completely open" to all ships.
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Based in the CBS News London bureau since 2006, Tucker Reals graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2000 with a degree in broadcast journalism. He started his career that year at The Associated Press Television News' broadcast hub for the Americas in Washington, D.C., before moving to its global headquarters in London. His career has been shaped by and focused largely on geopolitics and conflict in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.
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