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French and British warships had joined a U.S. carrier aircraft group over the weekend and passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage between Iran and Oman. Iran has threatened to close the strait in retaliation to tightening sanctions, imperiling much of the world's oil supply.
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