US seeks international help to reopen Strait of Hormuz as crude prices surge

Washington/Dubai/Islamabad: The US is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surged to their highest in more than four years.

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