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      Oman and Iran agree to maintain Strait of Hormuz as open shipping route

      Sultan of Oman Haitham received Iran's foreign minister Abbas and parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf. Photo: Oman News Agency

      Oman and Iran agree to maintain Strait of Hormuz as open shipping route

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