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US Blockade Tightens Grip on Strait of Hormuz as Oil Surges Past $100 Amid Iran Standoff

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's blockade of Iranian ports took full effect Tuesday, choking off shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and sending oil prices surging above $100 a barrel as geopolitical tensions in the critical waterway escalated to a dangerous…

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US Blockade Tightens Grip on Strait of Hormuz as Oil Surges Past $100 Amid Iran Standoff

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's blockade of Iranian ports took full effect Tuesday, choking off shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and sending oil prices surging above $100 a barrel as geopolitical tensions in the critical waterway escalated to a dangerous…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military's blockade of Iranian ports took full effect Tuesday, choking off shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and sending oil prices surging above $100 a barrel as geopolitica…

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