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Iran vows to close Strait of Hormuz completely if US hits its power plants
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Richard VT posted on 2026/03/22Get ready for some high-stakes international news! This video dives into Iran's serious warnings about closing the Strait of Hormuz and what it means for global energy security. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to geopolitical standoffs and understand simple sentence structures used in urgent reporting.
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US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
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UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/
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UK /'trɪɡə(r)/
- Noun
- Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- Device that starts a process
- Transitive Verb
- To start a process off e.g. a memory
- To cause something to begin or happen.
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US /ˈkɑnˌflɪkt/
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UK /'kɒnflɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument or struggle between two or more parties
- A serious disagreement or argument.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have opposite ideas; to disagree; To not match
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US /pəˈzɪʃən/
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UK /pəˈzɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person's opinion or attitude about something
- Specific location where someone or something is
- Transitive Verb
- To put in a particular location or direction
- To put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.
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