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humor El Mundo Today 2026-05-04

Iran and US agree to close Strait of Hormuz due to rain.

Apparently, a bit of rain is enough to shut down international shipping lanes. Diplomacy at its finest, folks – it's just too wet to argue today!


<figure><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="358" src="https://emtstatic.com/2026/05/llueve-600x358.jpg" width="600" /></figure>Defendiendo que cuando hace mal tiempo “a uno se le quitan las ganas de todo”, tanto Donald Trump como el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores iraní, Abbas Araqchi, han confirmado esta mañana que, “con la lluvia”, no merece la pena abrir el estrecho de Ormuz, que permanecerá cerrado un día más. “En cuanto caen cuatro gotas, [&#8230;]

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