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The World's Most Dangerous Bottleneck: Inside the Iran-Hormuz Stalemate

Political cartoon: The World's Most Dangerous Bottleneck: Inside the Iran-Hormuz Stalemate
Cartoon: The Geopolittoon

The analysis

It was supposed to be over in four to six weeks. Instead, 74 days after the United States and Israel launched their air war against Iran on February 28, 2026, the world's most critical maritime chokepoint remains effectively closed — and the diplomatic effort to reopen it has…

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