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Iran’s growing strategic ambitions
Vali Nasr on how Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz is changing the balance of power in the Middle East
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Iran’s growing strategic ambitions

Vali Nasr focuses on Tehran’s siege mentality, urging the west to look beyond the Islamic Republic’s ideology and religion

The Iranian-Omani deal on tap for the waterway would give Tehran power it didn't have before the war. The Gulf states, led by…

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Iran is no longer using the Strait of Hormuz only as a crisis weapon. Tehran is trying to turn the waterway into a lasting source…

Analysis - Iran has gained a new source of leverage over the global economy, and it's not about to give it up.

Iran plans to double its income through the vital shipping route as global oil and gas supplies remain upended