BBC visits key Dubai port in Iran's firing line
Trade at the Middle East's biggest port has been hit hard since Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.
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""death, fire and fury will reign upon" Iran if it does anything that stops the flow of oil within the strait."
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Trade at the Middle East's biggest port has been hit hard since Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.
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