Iran's 'trump card' in Pakistan peace talks - the Strait of Hormuz
(USA Today) Iran enters high-stakes peace talks in Pakistan this weekend holding more leverage than it has managed to wield at any time during its six-week war: It has taken control over the Strait of Hormuz.
The narrow, 100-mile-long waterway is the primary channel through which 20% of world’s oil and natural gas supply must pass. By deciding which ships can travel through the passageway – and which can’t – Iran has the power to disrupt global energy markets and inflict pain on its adversaries across the world.
The U.S. demands that Iran reopen the waterway are one of the focal points of the peace talks that opened Saturday, Apr. 11. Negotiators for the two countries are trying to turn a fragile, two-week ceasefire into a lasting peace plan.
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