The US is expanding its military presence in the region, sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt and about 10,000 additional sailors and marines. Diplomatic efforts remain stalled. Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are recovering toward prewar levels, following the Navy's reopening of the strait.

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