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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Oil briefly hit $85 a barrel as Iraqi production shuts down because so few tankers risk journey through Strait of Hormuz

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Antonio Guterres stressed that the use of force by the United States and Israel against Iran undermines international peace and…
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Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, asks how long the escalation in Iran can last