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"Energy Markets",
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"Global Economy",
"Global Energy Security",
"Global Oil Prices",
"Gulf states",
"Hezbollah",
"International Diplomacy",
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"textContent": "Iranian retaliation and Israeli air strikes are spreading across Gulf states and Lebanon, rattling energy markets and exposing deep divisions at the United Nations",
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