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Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz as shipping risks being sucked into regional war
Iran last threatened to close the Strait in April 2024, as it has done on several previous occasions. Shipping was targeted in the Middle East Gulf during the ‘Tanker War’ of the 1980s, fought between Iran and Iraq. That conflict saw 400 merchant ships attacked, with over 400 seafarers killed. (Copyright)
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