Troops Move, Oil Rises as Hormuz Crisis Deepens
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Live updates show the US redeploying about 2,000 Marines from Okinawa to the Middle East aboard the Tripoli as Washington expands its regional footprint; Britain mulls mine-hunting drones to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Japan and Australia say they won’t send ships; Japan begins releasing strategic oil reserves; Israel says it still has thousands of targets in Iran as Trump seeks a coalition to secure Hormuz, and oil prices rise amid supply fears.
Topics:top-news#iran-us-relations#middle-east-crisis#military-deployments#oil-market#strait-of-hormuz#world
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