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  "path": "/2026/04/05/the-other-hostage-crisis/",
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  "textContent": "With DOD's successful rescue of both airmen shot down inside Iran, Trump avoided an ugly hostage situation. Meanwhile, there are 20,000 hostages stuck on ships on either side of the Hormuz Strait who've largely escaped notice.\n\nThe post The Other Hostage Crisis appeared first on emptywheel.",
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