DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commercial ships in the Persian Gulf continued to be a focal point in the Iran war on Thursday as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to use the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway for oil shipping, as leverage against the U.S. and Israel. About 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas is shipped through The Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf had earlier pushed oil back above $100 a barrel. The…
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