Shaping Gulf geopolitics-The battle for the Strait of Hormuz

from The Turbulent World with James M. Dorsey · host James M. Dorsey

Geography gives Iran a leg up in the struggle to determine the strategic Strait of Hormuz’s future and potentially with it the region’s balance of power. Iran’s strategic advantage is rooted in the Marxist principle of possession is ownership. As a result, tensions in the Strait are about who controls the Strait.

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