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The Strait of Hormuz just became the world's most expensive rumour

Six Telegram posts over two hours turned the world's busiest oil chokepoint into a contested claim. Each signal points to a different party trying to own the story before the water does the talking.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Opinion desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·13 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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Two red fire engines are parked in a grassy area as firefighters battle a large forest fire, with bright orange flames and thick dark smoke rising from dense green trees. @NYT > WORLD NEWS · Telegram

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