The World Keeps Asking Iran the Wrong Question
"Washington and Tel Aviv entered the 2026 war wanting something contained—pressure on the nuclear program, the missiles, the regional network. Iran expanded the frame. When military pressure reached a threshold, Tehran closed Hormuz, converting the confrontation into a global economic crisis. Every time Washington sets the rules of the game, Tehran changes the playing field."
For an area I thought mostly consisted of oil and sand, the closing of Hormuz seems to be crippling an awful lot of supply chains. Food aid, fertilizer, and aluminium seem to also be dependent on this little strip of water.