TEHRAN- The management of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran has emerged as a powerful economic lever capable of reversing growth trajectories in major economies.
TEHRAN — Iran has formally exempted Iraq from all restrictions on passage through the Strait of Hormuz, allowing Iraqi oil tankers to transit the strategic waterway while maintaining its blockade against vessels linked to the United States and Israel.
TEHRAN - The Strait of Hormuz has been partially closed for almost four weeks – throwing global oil markets into chaos – and there is no clear end in sight.
TEHRAN- With a coordinated US-Israeli military strike on Iranian soil, followed by the specter of a ground invasion, the West Asia has crossed a threshold of no return.
TEHRAN - If the February 28 assault on Iran exposed the depth of Washington’s strategic miscalculation, then any move toward deploying U.S. ground forces—particularly with the aim of reopening the Strait of Hormuz or securing a decisive military victory—would constitute an even more profound error.
TEHRAN - When U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, ordered the assassination of Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on February 28, initial reports in Hebrew media suggested the American-Israeli strikes would continue for up to 72 hours. The assumption was that with the martyrdom of Iran’s Leader and many of its top commanders, the country’s system would collapse within days, leaving the two regimes with no need for post-war planning.
TEHRAN- The head of the Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce, referring to threats made about attacking energy infrastructure in the region, stated that the onset of an infrastructure war could have extensive consequences for the global energy market and the international economy.
MADRID – Four weeks into the U.S and Israeli offensive against Iran, the centre of gravity has shifted from contested airspace to a narrow maritime corridor less than 30 kilometres wide. The Strait of Hormuz, long treated by Western planners as an artery requiring permanent openness, remains physically navigable. It has not been closed. What has changed is the condition under which passage occurs.
A coalition of Malaysian-based Islamic and civil society organizations has issued a joint statement condemning what it describes as selective international pressure on Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, while ongoing atrocities in Gaza are met with silence.
TEHRAN- The head of the Energy Committee of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, in response to the U.S. president's saying about targeting Iran's power plants, emphasized: Attacking infrastructure is a violation of international law and human rights.
