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The Strait of Hormuz Irans geographic destiny and strategic red line

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The Strait of Hormuz: Iran's geographic destiny and strategic red line​

HAFIZABAD, Pakistan - For centuries, the narrow blue artery that separates the Arabian Peninsula from the Iranian plateau has been more than a mere shipping lane. The Strait of Hormuz, at its slenderest point a mere 21 nautical miles across, has functioned as the world's petroleum lifeline, the chokepoint through which approximately a fifth of global oil consumption once flowed.

The Strait of Hormuz: Iran's geographic destiny and strategic red line

Gogol in Hormuz The collapse of US hegemonic fiction

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Gogol in Hormuz: The collapse of US hegemonic fiction​

MADRID - In Nikolai Gogol’s “The Government Inspector”, corrupt officials in a small Russian town panic at the arrival of a young man from St Petersburg. Ivan Khlestakov is a minor clerk, but the locals’ fear of their own embezzlement elevates him to an imperial auditor. His authority derives not from the tsar, but from his hosts’ paranoia. When the mask slips, only the ridicule of the deceived remains.

Gogol in Hormuz: The collapse of US hegemonic fiction

Strait of Hormuz A geopolitical lever

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Strait of Hormuz: A geopolitical lever​

Mashallah Shams‑al‑Vaezin, a prominent analyst of strategic affairs, told Etemad that the recent Iran–US tensions in the Strait of Hormuz should be interpreted in connection with Clause 5 of the memorandum of understanding between the two countries.

Strait of Hormuz: A geopolitical lever

Missiles fired in Hormuz ballots shaken in America

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Missiles fired in Hormuz, ballots shaken in America​

TEHRAN– Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Wednesday a sweeping new wave of military operations targeting US military infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, saying the strikes were carried out in retaliation for continued American attacks on Iranian territory and violations of the Iran-US Islamabad memorandum of understanding (MoU).

Missiles fired in Hormuz, ballots shaken in America

The shocking death of the main antiIranian Zionist lobbyist

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The shocking death of the main anti‑Iranian Zionist lobbyist​

Hamshahri published an analysis clarifying the political character of Lindsey Graham, the Republican senator from South Carolina, in relation to Iran. According to Hamshahri, Graham’s death has left Zionist groups and anti‑government Iranian activists more grief‑stricken than anyone else, as he had been one of the most aggressively anti‑Iranian figures in Congress for nearly two decades and never hesitated to show hostility toward the Iranian people.

The shocking death of the main anti‑Iranian Zionist lobbyist

The E3s double standard Condemning Iran shielding the US

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The E3’s double standard: Condemning Iran, shielding the US​

TEHRAN - The joint statement issued by the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany (the E3) regarding the escalation in the Strait of Hormuz exposes a glaring double standard in European foreign policy. By condemning what they termed Iran’s "reckless attacks" on commercial shipping and regional countries, the E3 has chosen to enforce international law selectively, completely ignoring the flagrant violations committed by the United States.

The E3’s double standard: Condemning Iran, shielding the US

Hormuz belongs to us not foreigners Iran says

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"Hormuz belongs to us, not foreigners," Iran says​

TEHRAN — Iran on Monday announced a significant expansion of its retaliatory military campaign against United States forces across the Persian Gulf region, saying coordinated missile, drone, and air-defense operations targeted American military infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, and Oman in response to “continued US aggression against Iranian territory.”

"Hormuz belongs to us, not foreigners," Iran says

Iran tightens control over Strait of Hormuz suspending maritime traffic

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Iran tightens control over Strait of Hormuz, suspending maritime traffic​

TEHRAN- Iran has suspended maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and intensified its control over the world's most strategically important energy corridor, accusing the United States of violating the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by attempting to impose unauthorized navigation routes and interfering in the waterway's administration.

Iran tightens control over Strait of Hormuz, suspending maritime traffic

Hormuz locked Iran crushes US military might

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Hormuz locked: Iran crushes US military might​

TEHRAN - The continuous military strikes executed by the United States against Iran in blatant violation of the recent interim agreement mark yet another severe miscalculation in Washington’s historically hostile approach toward the Islamic Republic.

Hormuz locked: Iran crushes US military might

Responding to enemy attacks with heavy blows to US strategic infrastructure

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Responding to enemy attacks with heavy blows to US strategic infrastructure​

Kayhan dedicated an article to the recent US attacks on Iran’s infrastructure. It wrote that the terrorist US military has continued its aggressive strikes on Iran, targeting not only coastal infrastructure along the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and southern islands, but also two corridor points in Iran’s northeast.

Responding to enemy attacks with heavy blows to US strategic infrastructure