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Why Iran shut Hormuz after decades of holding back

Why Iran shut Hormuz after decades of holding back

US forces have struck hundreds of Iranian targets – including in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas – over three consecutive nights in a bid by the US president, Donald Trump, to regain some modicum of control over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump... Read more.

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