Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Iranian attacks on shipping and U.S. retaliatory strikes in the Strait of Hormuz have raised fears of renewed war. CSIS’s Will Todman explains the dispute over ship registration rights and why full-scale conflict may still be avoidable.

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