Iran's Hormuz offer is a gamble Donald Trump cannot afford
Tehran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions are lifted, but this attempt to trade maritime access for economic survival is a strategic dead end.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Iran's Hormuz attacks create a costly and fragile energy illusion
By targeting tankers like the MT On Peace, Iran has forced a costly shipping shuttle system that masks a deeper, unsustainable instability in global oil flows.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz in a costly test of wills
As Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed until seven conditions are met, Washington's economic coercion creates an attritional loop that neither side can win.
By Tom Beckwith ·