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Strait of Hormuz, can upset security of shipping and Saudi oil exports. Saudi rulers are aware that such scenario would be catastrophic to their economy.
5. Future of Iranian policy and strategic patience
Tehran has not yet responded directly to the ambiguous positions of some regional countries, ...
Strait of Hormuz—just one of the Indian Ocean’s critical chokepoints—some 20 million barrels of oil pass through daily, equal to a quarter of the world’s seaborne crude and one-fifth of global natural gas shipments.
Carrying oil from the Persian Gulf would be nearly impossib ...
Strait of Hormuz and developing alternative corridors. This is especially critical if Iran faces new maritime threats following West's snapback mechanism that seeks to reinstate all sanctions.
- Stepping up diplomatic engagement with member states of BRICS and SCO.
Strait of Hormuz.
Initially, the central government in Baghdad owned and controlled the entire pipeline. However, after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, Erbil began building its own energy infrastructure and started connecting oilfields to the Ceyhan pipeline via new links it constr ...
Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf.
This force mix enables protection of commercial and energy shipping: fast boats support asymmetric coastal operations, medium submarines provide subsurface deterrence, and destroyers and support ships deliver surface defense and long-range logistics. With this ...
Strait of Hormuz.
If Saudi Arabia succeeds in establishing a strong foothold along the Hadhramaut coast, the kingdom would effectively gain a third strategic maritime access point, after the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
The UAE for its part, has both political and military interests in the provin ...
Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global energy transit. Destabilization from a war in this region could plunge the global economy into recession. One clear sign that any conflict would not remain contained is the stated position of Iranian military and political officials, who have declared Isra ...
Strait of Hormuz, despite the US's designation of the IRGC as a terrorist group.
France's claims of concern for human rights lack sincerity, according to Baghaei.
The lack of economic relations between the US and Iran stems from US sanctions, not Iran. Iran issued necessary warnings to Eur ...
Strait of Hormuz, in addition to anti-ship cruise missiles.
Behnam Ben Taliblu, the senior director to Iran Desk at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told WSJ that Iranian ballistic missiles can now make up the backbone of Iranian deterrence and are like Swiss Army knife for Tehran.
Washi ...