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The US should hold the keys to the Strait of Hormuz

Mar 13, 2026Center Right

The Strait of Hormuz has become a flash point in the U.S.-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic. The narrow strait through which oil tankers must pass to get into or out of the Persian Gulf has been closed to most shipping by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps since hostilities began. The United States has a…

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