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Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails

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Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails

By Parisa Hafezi and Katharine Jackson DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to "fully offensive" due to the deadlock in efforts to agree a permanent

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