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  "path": "/2026/04/01/the-strait-of-hormuzs-bitter-lesson-for-the-european-union/",
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  "textContent": "Humanity remains structurally dependent on oil. This reality, first highlighted during the 1973 oil shortage and reinforced by the 1979 version – triggered by Iran – continues to be neglected, even openly dismissed, by certain political elites.",
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