Tariq Saeedi The world has grown wearily accustomed to the rhythm of American diplomacy under Donald Trump — a lurching, unpredictable cadence that alternates between the theatrics of engagement and the blunt instrument of maximum pressure. Nowhere has this rhythm been more damaging, or more globally consequential, than in the protracted drama surrounding Iran. As Part … [Read more...]
War on Iran – Part Twenty-Five – Double Blockade of Hormuz and other Costs
Tariq Saeedi If Iran is blocking the Strait of Hormuz from the inside and the United States is blocking it from the outside, does that make them unwitting partners in the same blockade? The question is worth asking, even if we leave it hanging without easy answers. The closure has created real hardship far beyond the battlefield. Non-combatant countries that had no role … [Read more...]