Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up elevate specter of battle for Hormuz | EUROtoday

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TEL AVIV — A surge of further U.S. forces to the Middle East and President Donald Trump’s menace to “obliterate” Iran’s vitality infrastructure have set the stage for what U.S. and Israeli safety officers more and more see because the conflict’s potential endgame: a battle for management of the Strait of Hormuz and key vitality installations.

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