Australia's backing for US mission in Strait of Hormuz draws mixed reactions
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US sailors aboard an amphibious transport dock ship keep watch on Iranian fast inland attack crafts in the Strait of Hormuz.
PHOTO: AFP
SYDNEY - Australia, which has joined the United States for each of its major conflicts in the past century, has just signed up for another.
It has committed troops to a US-led operation to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
