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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour

Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz

Ships in the strait of Hormuz.
Oman proposed a southern route through the strait of Hormuz near its shoreline but the plan had to be abandoned after Iran attacked a ship using the route on Thursday. Photograph: Reuters

The strait of Hormuz is Iran’s chief bargaining tool in the negotiations with the US and so it was always likely to be the greatest point of contention. Every inch of the 24-mile-wide waterway is being contested in a test of wills and patience.

For Iran, the continuation of the dispute is not a problem so long as it does not lose control.

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