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Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials say

By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Phil StewartDUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections, two senior Iranian officials told Reuters.

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