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Trump’s threat to blockade Hormuz: Why it’s war’s latest major escalation

· By Priyanka Shankar
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United States President Donald Trump’s threat to begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz soon after talks in Islamabad between Washington and Tehran ended without a deal is a substantial escalation in the war on Iran, analysts say.

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