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With roughly 20% of global oil passing through this 21-mile wide passage, the Strait of Hormuz remains the ultimate geopolitical lever; any threat of a blockade, Iranian or US, is enough to send global energy markets into a tailspin. (IMAGE: AFP) Iranian boats during a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic strait of…
Tehran: The Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that links the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean, has held global attention since the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran over five weeks ago. In response to US-Israeli attacks, Tehran started attacking “enemy” merchant ships in the strait, effectively halting passage for all…
A month into the US-Israel-Iran War, the crisis has expanded to the entire region. And Yemen has now entered the fray, launching missiles and drones at Israel on March 28. At the centre is the Shia political and military organisation Ansar Allah, more popularly known as the Houthis. The Tehran-backed group said it will continue…
Many things in the world continue to surprise us. We know that the world’s 195 countries are spread across seven continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. What’s truly fascinating, however, is that some countries are not confined to a single continent but span two. When this comes up, Russia often…