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Trump: If Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, 'it's not going to be closed for long'
By Christina Wilkie
Japanese ship owner contradicts U.S. account of how tanker was attacked
By Simon Denyer & Carol Morello
Iran-US dispute grows over attacks on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman
By Julian Borger
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A Tanker War in the Middle East—Again?
By Robin Wright
The U.S. Has Turned Up Pressure on Iran. See the Timeline of Events. (Published 2019)
By Helene Cooper
Tankers struck near Strait of Hormuz; US blames Iran
By Jon Gambrell
Why the Strait of Hormuz is so important
By Chris Isidore