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Iran's threats against this Red Sea chokepoint are a big vulnerability for the oil market
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Watch: Explosion seen at US 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain as Iran retaliates
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India-Oman trade pact: Govt's 'Plan B' amid Hormuz crisis
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Pakistan’s Lyari defies Bollywood’s gangland label to rise as boxing haven
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Trump threatened to 'blow up' Oman — why the tiny Gulf kingdom is caught between DC and Iran
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Why China is buying less Iranian oil - explained in charts
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Iranian drone attack causes heavy damage to Kuwait airport as US and Iran trade strikes
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'Middle East peace depends on Israel-Lebanon ceasefire - and it is being battered'
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Navy delivered blow to Pak's economy during Op Sindoor: Admiral Tripathi
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