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Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Friday in the Strait of Hormuz, the first such seizure in months, amid escalating regional tensions.

The seizure follows a 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June and reflects Tehran’s warnings it can strike back against Western powers.

The incident underscores the vulnerability of a waterway through which 20% of world’s oil passes, critical to global energy and economic stability.

DUBAI — Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it traveled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday, a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic

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