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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran. The US had publicly acknowledged its mine-clearing effort in April, when Central Command said underwater drones would be among the forces deployed to help establish a new passage through Hormuz.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick with Union Minister of State (MoS) Jitin Prasada (Photo/X/@CommerceGov)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nandana with police following her detention at Hyderabad airport in connection with an alleged UK jobs and visa fraud case.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-08T04:47:00.000+04:00</lastmod>
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<loc>https://gulfnews.com/business/energy/brent-crude-oil-nears-100-as-us-iran-war-chokes-hormuz-rattles-oil-markets-1.500666538</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A man fills in his car with petrol at a gas station in Saint-Etienne-de-Montluc, western France, on April 15, 2026, as US-Israel war on Iran, launched on February 28, has roiled global energy and equities markets, sending oil prices skyrocketing after Tehran virtually closed the key Strait of Hormuz.]]></image:caption>
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<lastmod>2026-09-08T04:35:25.086+04:00</lastmod>
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<loc>https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/the-most-expensive-decision-is-the-one-we-never-make-1.500664814</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Patience is active. It observes, learns and strengthens a position, so that when the moment comes the person can meet it. Delay looks identical and does none of that work.]]></image:caption>
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