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Iran-Iraq Tanker War redux? Why the Strait of Hormuz crisis is different

The Tanker War between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s also disrupted global shipping. But the situation today is different.

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Iran-Iraq Tanker War redux? Why the Strait of Hormuz crisis is different

The Tanker War between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s also disrupted global shipping. But the situation today is different.

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Preliminary figures are 3,375 people dead in Iran, 2,294 dead in Lebanon, and 28 killed in Gulf states.

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