IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER: IT WAS THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT WHO USED ALL KINDS OF LEVERAGE OUT OF DESPERATION
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“THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL REOPEN TO ALL COMMERCIAL VESSELS AND IRAN CAN IMMEDIATELY BEGIN SELLING ITS OIL”
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~21% of global oil supply flows through a 2-mile-wide lane!
The Strait of Hormuz is just 21 miles wide at its narrowest, with shipping lanes only 2 miles wide in each direction. The U.S. Energy Information Administration calls it the world's most critical oil chokepoint.
Samir Puri wrote a book arguing empires still shape today's conflicts
His book 'The Great Imperial Hangover' contends that modern wars trace back to collapsed empires. Puri also teaches at KCL's War Studies dept — one of the world's oldest conflict-studies programs. Learn more at Wikipedia
Aslani's think tank focuses on Iran's regional strategy & diplomacy
The Center for Middle East Strategic Studies is an Iranian research body analyzing regional security and foreign policy — giving Aslani a direct, on-the-ground perspective. Explore the region at Wikipedia
Samir Puri is a former British diplomat turned war scholar.
Before joining King's College London, Puri served as a UK diplomat in conflict zones including Ukraine and Pakistan — giving his geopolitical analysis a rare on-the-ground dimension.
This storyName the countries that border the Strait of Hormuz!
Guess, then reveal the answer
Iran,Oman,UAE
