Iran's Gulf smugglers feel blowback from tensions

BRIAN MURPHY Associated Press KHASAB, Oman By dawn, the unmarked speedboats from Iran pull into port. By dusk, they are racing back across the Strait of Hormuz loaded with smuggled consumer goods ranging from Chinese-made shoes to cut flowers from Holland. Even as sanctions squeeze Iran ever tighter, there's one clandestine route that remains open for business: A short sea corridor across the