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Trump calls for more crude drilling amid jitters that Iran may close critical shipping lane

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69% Informative

President Donald Trump calls for the U.S. and other oil-producing economies to pump more oil.

The White House warns Iran against closing the Strait of Hormuz , a vital oil and gas shipping lane.

The price of a barrel of benchmark crude oil was down 6.1% at $ 69.34 on Monday afternoon .

Iran 's parliament has approved cutting off the strait.

Iran is far less integrated into the global economy than Russia , which still went forward with the invasion despite U.S. warnings.

“If the current Iranian Regime is unable to make IRAN GREAT AGAIN , why wouldn’t there be a Regime change???” Trump posted on social media.

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69

Informative language

65

Neutral language

74

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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