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The Challenges of Beating a Strait Flush

The pause in fighting has shown the world that stopping the volleys of missiles may prove much easier than restarting the flow of ships carrying oil out of the Gulf.
US forces are searching for vessels around the Persian Gulf as the US government searches for the best way to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Source: U.S. Navy/Getty Images via Getty Images Europe
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