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The Motley Fool December 29, 2011 Rebecca Lipman	Oil Outlook: Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz Hedge fund managers and short-sellers think these five oil companies are going higher: Gulfport Energy... Hornbeck Offshore... Approach Resources... GeoResources... Rex Energy...
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The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Dan Caplinger	2012 Could Be Even Better for Chevron Let's look at this year's prospects for this company.
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	U.S. Central Command Naval Chief Foresees More Volatility in the Region While naval forces under U.S. Central Command remain primarily focused on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, commanders are concerned about emerging threats that could further destabilize the Middle East.
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Parameters Summer 2007 Gawdat Bahgat	Iran and the United States: The Emerging Security Paradigm in the Middle East It is time that those responsible for crafting the policies and strategies for the region understand that US and Iranian interests are not by definition mutually exclusive.
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National Defense November 2010 Michael G. Frodl	Attack Against Oil Tanker Shows Why Terrorists and Pirates May Join Forces One night in late July, the Mitsui-owned MV M. Star, a Japanese oil tanker laden with crude and headed for Japan, experienced a "blast" against its hull as it approached the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Motley Fool December 9, 2008 David Lee Smith	Don't Hurt Yourself by Dumping Energy While oil prices have plummeted, you should still a position in energy.
National Defense May 2009 Stew Magnuson	Iranian Threat Spurs Gulf Nations to Upgrade Defenses When it comes to air-and-missile defense, the United Arab Emirates is sparing no expense to guard the nation against a looming Iranian threat. And it has the cash to do so.
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The Motley Fool May 1, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Market Can't Handle Skyrocketing Energy Prices How will the markets recover with energy prices going up, up, up?
The Motley Fool May 15, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Manhattan Project for Energy, Part 1 A worldwide energy crisis is staring us in the face, and inaction is not an option. Investors, take note.
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