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In the last 24 hours, unknown attackers hit three commercial ships carrying oil in the Strait of Hormuz. <\/strong>The key passageway for the world’s oil, which is one of the hot spots in the U.S. and Israel’s war in the Middle East, is now effectively closed. President Trump is urging ships to keep using<\/a> the route and is promising protection, but has offered very little detail on how that protection will work.<\/p>\n

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