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Explainer-What's happening with Britain's Jerusalem consulate?

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would continue operating on a smaller scale and be renamed as the "UK Mission" in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in a dispute over sanctions on settlements.Here's what to know about the dispute and diplomatic missions in the Holy City.WHY IS THIS HAPPENING AND WHY NOW?The dispute is over sanctions. Israel's order for the consulate to shut was retaliation for Britain saying it would impose a ban on the trade of goods made in Israeli settlements.

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IRGC official warns against foreign powers interfering in Hormuz Strait

IRGC official warns against foreign powers interfering in Hormuz Strait The commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said foreign powers have no right to interfere in the Strait of Hormuz. "No extra-regional power has the right to threaten, maintain a hegemonic presence, or interfere in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf," Ahmad Vahidi said.

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