With Donald Trump's latest threat against Iranian ships, the standoff between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz shows no sign of de-escalating.
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His order to the US Navy has similar echoes to his campaign in Venezuela, when his military carried out airstrikes on what it called "drug boats".
But in the Persian Gulf, it is the mere threat of violence against global shipping that has been enough to shut it down.
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