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Iran-US dispute grows over attacks on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
By Julian Borger
Japanese ship owner contradicts U.S. account of how tanker was attacked
By Simon Denyer & Carol Morello
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By David Kirkpatrick
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The U.S. Has Turned Up Pressure on Iran. See the Timeline of Events. (Published 2019)
By Helene Cooper
A Tanker War in the Middle East—Again?
By Robin Wright
Why the Strait of Hormuz is so important
By Chris Isidore