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Gulf nations have found ways to keep oil flowing through the Iran war, but the costs are mounting

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Gulf nations are maintaining oil flow despite the ongoing Iran war, though the economic costs of these efforts are increasing.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy. Instead, nearly seven months on, oil is expensive but not exorbitant, and analysts say […]

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