The Whiplash of the U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
Amid ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end a war sparked by the Trump administration, Robin Wright argues that while the U.S. holds military superiority, Iran has gained significant leverage by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy chokepoint. The potentia
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