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How Iran raised Hormuz stakes by capturing ships

· By Priyanka Shankar
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Iran on Wednesday captured two foreign container ships seeking to exit the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and fired at a third one, marking the latest escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran in the narrow shipping passage, and coming amid a US naval blockade of Iranian ports which commenced on April 13.

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