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Blockade choking Iran's economy called 'extremely effective' strategy

Blockade choking Iran's economy called 'extremely effective' strategy

A national defense analyst says the U.S. has "grabbed Iran by the economic throat" in and around the Strait of Hormuz, but it's going to take time for the regime to come around.

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