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European Countries Have Condemned Any Threat to Sovereignty, Guiding in the Strait of Hormuz

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“NEAR-TOTAL CLOSURE OF STRAIT OF HORMUZ PUSHED GLOBAL ENERGY FROM PRICES & UNPEGGED INFLATION”

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