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  "path": "/2026/03/12/iran-war-has-blocked-the-strait-of-hormuz-a-vital-oil-choke-point-reopening-it-is-a-big-challenge/",
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    "Government & Politics",
    "International",
    "News",
    "Religion Hub",
    "Emmanuel Macron",
    "Gasoline",
    "Iran",
    "Iran war",
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  "textContent": "Former naval officers who have served in the Hormuz passage say vessels would be sitting ducks, with little room for maneuver in the strait's narrow shipping lanes, if foreign naval forces attempted to reopen the waterway before a cessation of hostilities.",
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