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  "path": "/2026/03/16/an-iranian-toll-gate-on-the-strait-of-hormuz/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-16T04:00:52.000Z",
  "site": "https://dissentwatch.com",
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  "textContent": "The American-Israeli war against Iran began a couple of weeks ago and seemed very much a David-vs-Goliath contest, with combat operations likely to be extremely one-sided. In recent years, America’s annual military spending has been roughly a trillion dollars, while Iran’s budget was merely $8 billion. Some estimates put Iran’s true outlays as considerably higher,…",
  "title": "An Iranian Toll-Gate on the Strait of Hormuz?, by Ron Unz"
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