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Hormuz Grinds to a Halt as Iran Tests Its Leverage

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Hormuz Grinds to a Halt as Iran Tests Its Leverage

Shipping through the strait has fallen to a trickle, a tanker was hit near Oman, and oil has climbed above $91 a barrel. Yet even as Tehran tightens the pressure, it is signaling that a return to the Islamabad Memorandum remains possible.
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Oded Ailam

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Ella Rosenberg
Palestinians hold pictures of the late President Yasser Arafat and of Mahmoud Abbas during a rally in Nablus in 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

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Yoni Ben Menachem
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Iran Turns Hormuz Standoff Into Regional Military Escalation

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To Confront Campus Antisemitism, Follow the Curriculum

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