Australian Defence Force to be deployed to Strait of Hormuz

Speedboats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard circle a British-flagged oil tanker after it was seized in the Strait of Hormuz

Speedboats from Iran's Revolutionary Guard circle a British-flagged oil tanker after it was seized in the Strait of Hormuz Source: AAP

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