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The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed despite Iran's declaration Friday that it is open, maritime freight and oil analysts told CNBC.
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New attacks on the strait, through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil normally passes, threatened to deepen the global energy crisis.
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Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.
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