the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril
- Written by Leon Goldsmith, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Middle East and Comparative Politics, University of Otago
After the breakdown of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump has now ordered a blockade of the pivotal Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
It’s just the latest and most combustible phase of a broader regional conflict with global impacts and long, complex roots.
But while there has been copious analysis...
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