Tankers are seen at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the Sharjah Emirate, along the Strait of Hormuz, on June 23, 2025. — AFP Oil edges up as Middle East crisis drags on.Hormuz closure fears…
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