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Oil climbs as Iran conflict threatens vital Strait of Hormuz

Spike follows claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards they struck three US and UK oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz

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Spike follows claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards they struck three US and UK oil tankers in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz

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