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  "path": "/2026/03/12/escalating-hormuz-crisis-raises-specter-of-prolonged-closure/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T09:33:19.000Z",
  "site": "https://politicalwire.com",
  "tags": [
    "Energy"
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  "textContent": "“Escalating Iranian attacks and the U.S. government’s decision to hold off on military escorts for oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz are raising the prospect of a prolonged closure that would choke off exports through the world’s most important energy-transport route,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck […]",
  "title": "Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged Closure"
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