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Iran's Attacks on Ships Betray Its Concern over Losing Its Grip on Hormuz
(Wall Street Journal) Benoit Faucon - With Iran's renewed attacks on tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran's hard-line leaders are relying on their control of the waterway for leverage in talks with the U.S. as they feel their grip weaken as more ships slip through. Tehran watched with rising alarm as traffic that was deterred from crossing during the war now ply the U.S.-backed route near Oman.