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Analysis: Iran's stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz loosens as Gulf Arab oil reaches market

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran 's stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing — and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting.

Source: JON GAMBRELL and DAVID McHUGH, Associated Press — Read the full report

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  • JON GAMBRELL and DAVID McHUGH, Associated PressBy JON GAMBRELL and DAVID McHUGH, Associated Press

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran 's stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing — and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting. The crucial strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas supplies onc…

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