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Iran war updates: US says can maintain blockade on Iran ‘indefinitely”
People walk by a mural depicting Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, August 13, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]
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Alex Milan Durie
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Ali Mustafa
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Federica Marsi
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Faisal Aziz Khan
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Umut Uras
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Mariamne Everett
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Urooba Jamal
,
Tracy J. Jawad
and
Mohammed R Mhawish
Published On 13 Aug 2026
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