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The Economist· 2026-04-01 08:40
The Houthis have stopped short of using their most potent lever: their ability to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea. But this may now change. Curious as to why? Register to read for free https://t.co/LpM3UcI6lE ...
How Iran Is Holding the Strait of Hormuz Hostage | WSJ
The Wall Street Journal· 2026-03-13 23:25
- Iran has spent years developing weapons that could threaten the entire global economy. And now that the country's at war, it has started to use them. The conflict has all but frozen commercial shipping.And at the heart of the crisis is a narrow waterway that Iran is holding hostage. The Strait of Hormuz is the choke point leading into and out of the Persian Gulf, and it's bordered by Iran's coastline. - And as the world is seeing, they are exercising sheer desperation in the Straits of Hormuz.- Even thoug ...