Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What if the consequences of closing the Strait of Hormuz were already understood before the attack? If the economic and global fallout was predictable, then the question that matters to you is why leaders were willing to take that risk in the first place.

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