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Iran pursues ‘toll’ in Strait of Hormuz; Britain considers sanctions after ship seizure

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' capture Friday of the British oil tanker Stena Impero indicates that Iran is deadly serious about its policy of trying to control all maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. (Associated Press)

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Iran reiterated Sunday that it will pursue a “toll” on all ships traveling in the Strait of Hormuz — the latest escalation of a global crisis that threatens the movement of oil through the Middle East and may force a reluctant Britain to impose fresh economic sanctions on Tehran.

Former special counsel Robert Mueller prejudiced a potential jury by stating that the Kremlin ran a social media campaign that the federal government says was connected to Russian firm Concord Management and Consulting LLC, said U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (Associated Press/File)

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From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their &quot;broken&quot; countries, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump renews ‘Squad’ attacks, says liberal Congresswomen not ‘capable of loving our Country’

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi should be targeting centrist members of the House Democratic Caucus, not "The Squad," left-wing activists say. (Associated Press/File)

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Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at an electrical workers union hall Saturday, July 20, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., respond to remarks by President Donald Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their &quot;broken&quot; countries, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Former special counsel Robert Mueller prejudiced a potential jury by stating that the Kremlin ran a social media campaign that the federal government says was connected to Russian firm Concord Management and Consulting LLC, said U.S. District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich. (Associated Press/File)

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