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    "excerpt": "By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Phil StewartDUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil…",
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