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Iran Ratchets Up Tension, Threatens To Cut Oil Route

Members of the Iranian navy take positions during war-game exercises in the Sea of Oman on Wednesday. Iran's navy chief warned that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz nearby, where up to 20 percent of the world's oil passes. (AP/IIPA)
Members of the Iranian navy take positions during war-game exercises in the Sea of Oman on Wednesday. Iran's navy chief warned that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz nearby, where up to 20 percent of the world's oil passes. (AP/IIPA)

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