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President of Egypt

Gamal Abdel Nasser

He closed the Straits of Tiran in 1967 and precipitated the Six-Day War.

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In May 1967 Nasser closed the Straits of Tiran and ordered the United Nations force out of Sinai. In October 1956, with French and British support, Israel captured Sinai. The United States, previously unaware of the scheme, rebuked London and Paris.