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How US quietly kept Gulf crude moving despite Iran's Hormuz blockade
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How US quietly kept Gulf crude moving despite Iran's Hormuz blockade
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- currentsapi(Mixed)By TOI Business Desk
Middle East crisis choked one of the world’s busiest oil pipelines for over 100 days, sending ripples to economies across the globe. As energy shipments fell, many players opted for a range of tactics to keep the shipments flowing. The US adopted Iran's playbook. Using a method l…
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