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Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade

globalApril 22, 2026
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Strait of Hormuz is hosting gunboat diplomacy as US and Iran vie for most effective blockade
Iran’s goal is to maintain chokehold on the global economy, even as some say it could run out of oil storage by Sunday

Iran’s goal is to maintain chokehold on the global economy, even as some say it could run out of oil storage by Sunday

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Donald Trump’s indefinite shelving of the plan to bomb Iran’s bridges and power stations on Tuesday night is being widely described as leaving the conflict in limbo, but that is anything but the truth.

Pakistan insists the prospect of talks in Islamabad has not evaporated, and positive messages are still being exchanged, but in the meantime the site of kinetic activity has switched from land to sea.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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