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      The Rumaila oilfield in Basra could be linked to Jordan by two pipelines. Reuters

      Strait of Hormuz crisis prompts Iraq and Jordan to revisit oil pipeline plan

      Two countries discuss restoring project as battle over strait disrupts energy flows

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      US is 'directly engaged in Syria's economic recovery'



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