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Why Iran is risking so much over the Strait of Hormuz

None of the choices facing Iran’s leaders offer a clear path to victory, as the conflict with the US continues.

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None of the choices facing Irans leaders offer a clear path to victory, as the conflict with the US continues. After 10 days of exchanging strikes with the US over control of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, Iran's leaders may appear to have three choices. The first is to accept much of what Washington wants: guarantee free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz by ending attacks on commercial shipping, give up or dilute Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and accept intrusive inspections by the global nuclear watchdog. Reopening Hormuz without securing a recognised Iranian role in managing the waterway would mean surrendering what some in Tehran increasingly see as a newly discovered deterrent, one that may now appear more effective than Iran's missiles, regional proxies, or even its nuclear programme. For the first time, the Islamic Republic has demonstrated its ability to impose immediate costs on the global economy for an attack on its territory by its enemies. The nuclear programme, meanwhile, has long been presented as a right that Iran cannot be forced to abandon.

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exchanging strikes with the USCollocation

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From the storyAfter 10 days of exchanging strikes with the US over control of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, Iran's leaders may appear to have three choices.

may appear to have threeCollocation

อาจจะดูเหมือนมีสาม.

From the storyAfter 10 days of exchanging strikes with the US over control of the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway, Iran's leaders may appear to have three choices.

is to accept much ofCollocation

คือการยอมรับส่วนมากของ.

From the storyThe first is to accept much of what Washington wants: guarantee free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz by ending attacks on commercial shipping, give up or dilute Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and accept intrusive inspections by the global nuclear watchdog.

ending attacks on commercial shippingCollocation

ปลายการโจมตีการส่งเรือพาณิชย์.

From the storyThe first is to accept much of what Washington wants: guarantee free and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz by ending attacks on commercial shipping, give up or dilute Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and accept intrusive inspections by the global nuclear watchdog.

Reopening Hormuz without securing aCollocation

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From the storyReopening Hormuz without securing a recognised Iranian role in managing the waterway would mean surrendering what some in Tehran increasingly see as a newly discovered deterrent, one that may now appear more effective than Iran's missiles, regional proxies, or even its nuclear programme.

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