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Archival photograph · 22 October 2017US and Iran explore phased deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz and lift blockade
US and Iranian negotiators in New York are exploring a phased deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting Washington's blockade, sources said.
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