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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade of its ports, state media says

Iran reverses yesterday's announced opening of the Hormus road, according to the Iranian news agency Fars, the headquarters of the armed forces reported. As a reason, the continuing blockade of Iranian ports by the US is being led.

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Trump announces reforms to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday that he said "directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics already designated as breakthrough therapy drugs." "These treatments are currently in the advanced stages of clinical trials to ensure that they're both safe and effective for the American patients," he added. The president said the executive order would implement "historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs."

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Trump administration reverses course, extends Russian oil sanctions waiver

The Trump administration on Friday reversed course and extended a waiver on sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products amid the Iran war, just days after a top Cabinet official said the U.S. would not be doing so.

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Trump says review of UFO files found 'interesting' documents

President Donald Trump said the first releases from a Pentagon study on UFOs will come out "very, very soon."

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US forces turn 23 vessels back to Iran, enforcing blockade, military says

Since the start of its blockade of Iranian ports, U.S. Central Command says 23 vessels have complied with orders from American forces to turn around rather than cross its blockade line, up from a tally of 21 reported a day earlier. Centcom, which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, also released a photograph of the USS Canberra, a U.S. Navy warship designed to operate close to shore, which it said was patroling the Arabian Sea as part of the operation to block vessels leaving and entering Iranian ports. On Friday, President Trump said the naval blockade would remain “in full force and effect” until negotiations with Tehran are complete. In response, Iran's military said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would stay under its strict control until the U.S. lifts its blockade.

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