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Hezbollah's Qassem urges Lebanon to weaponise the Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire talks falter

As the UN evacuates 11,000 stranded sailors from the Strait of Hormuz, Hezbollah's Naim Qassem is asking Beirut to weaponise the world's most important oil chokepoint. Oman is offering to administer it instead.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Investigations desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·21 Jun 2026
As the UN evacuates 11,000 stranded sailors from the Strait of Hormuz, Hezbollah's Naim Qassem is asking Beirut to weaponise the world's most important oil chokepoint.
As the UN evacuates 11,000 stranded sailors from the Strait of Hormuz, Hezbollah's Naim Qassem is asking Beirut to weaponise the world's most important oil chokepoint. @tasnimnews_en · Telegram

Sources

  1. https://t.me/presstv, "Israel has no option but to withdraw from Lebanese territory", 23 June 2026, 21:33 UTC
  2. https://t.me/presstv, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem praised Iran and its leadership, armed forces, and people, 23 June 2026, 21:53 UTC
  3. https://t.me/JahanTasnim, Oman announced the creation of a temporary sea route in the Strait of Hormuz, 23 June 2026, 21:16 UTC
  4. https://t.me/rnintel, Oman agrees to explore option of "administrating the Strait of Hormuz" following talks with Iran's Ghalibaf and Araghchi, 23 June 2026, 22:25 UTC
  5. https://t.me/alalamarabic, Kan: Fifth round of Israel-Lebanon negotiations opened with mutual disappointment with the United States, 23 June 2026, 22:33 UTC
  6. https://t.me/wfwitness, MarineTraffic: Strait of Hormuz crossings nearly tripled week-on-week, 23 June 2026, 22:57 UTC
  7. https://t.me/wfwitness, Trump hails "historic peace agreement" with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, claims 19 million barrels moved in a single day, 23 June 2026, 22:14 UTC
  8. https://t.me/tasnimplus, Israeli forces opened fire in southern Lebanon, killing two; Trump: "they have been fighting each other for years", 23 June 2026, 23:48 UTC
  9. https://t.me/alalamarabic, Walla: Israel concerned about capture of soldiers in Kafr Benit, 23 June 2026, 21:25 UTC
  10. https://t.me/intelslava, Hezbollah footage of IDF Merkava Mk 4 tank strike near Beaufort Castle, 12 June 2026-23 June 2026, 22:12 UTC
  11. AL JAZEERA BREAKING NEWS, UN begins evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz, 23 June 2026, 23:49 UTC
  12. https://x.com/sprinterpress, The Telegraph: Trump likely to withdraw from Iran agreement after congressional elections, 23 June 2026, 21:15 UTC

Desk note: Monexus has leaned on Iranian state-linked wires as primary carriers of the Hezbollah address, given the absence of an independent transcript; the counter-narrative from Beirut and the Omani diplomatic track have been given equal weight, and the UN evacuation figure has been treated as the human baseline of the story.

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