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Strait Of Hormuz Crisis, Gas Price Politics, Iranian School Strike Investigation

March 12, 2026·13 min·2-min readroundtablenews
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The U.S. and Israel continue airstrikes on Iran, which has devastated Iran's air defenses but failed to stop Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global oil supplies and driving prices toward $100 a barrel. A U.S. missile strike on a girls’ school in Iran killed at least 165

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Greg MeyrieTamara KeithKat LonsdorffPete HegsethOna HathawayNagar Murtazavi

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