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December 27, 2019

Japan to Deploy Destroyer to Middle East Amid Rising Tensions in Gulf of Oman
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Tensions are rising in the Gulf of Oman, as China, Russia and Iran begin
four days of military drills in the significant commercial shipping area
and Japan announces that it will deploy a destroyer to the region early
next year. The Gulf of Oman has become a center of geopolitical tension
after an unidentified party attacked two oil tankers there in June. The
White House blamed Iran for the attack, which Iran denied.


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