Matthew Kroenig

Iran, U.S. tangle over Straits of Hormuz as U.S. admits there are ‘red lines’ Iran can’t cross

Iran says that if the U.S. goes forward with its threat to impose sanctions on the country’s central bank, which could cripple its oil exports, then it will shutdown the Straits of the Hormuz. The U.S. says that’s just one red line that should Iran cross would trigger military actions.

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