Ramon Penas
The National: Why is the Strait of Hormuz the most important oil tanker route?
US-Iran relations have been deteriorating since April, with two further attacks on oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz bringing the waterway back into focus
Already high tension between the US and Iran ramped up again last week following an attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, close to the Strait of Hormuz. It follows a similar nearby attack last month, with the US blaming Iran for both. furthering fears that the two are edging towards a bigger escalation. But what is the Strait of Hormuz and why is this small strip of water so important?
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 17, 2019
Iran's Nuclear Announcement Plays Into Trump's Hands -- Bloomberg
Iran's Path to Negotiations With Trump's America -- Sina Toossi, National Interest
Iran is winning, but US has options, in Gulf crisis -- Simon Henderson, The Hill
Is Iran on the verge of another revolution? -- Saeid Golkar, Al Jazeera
History won't be kind to Mohamed Morsi -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner
India-US trade tensions threaten the ties that bind -- Arthur Sullivan, DW
Why US-China trade war risks hurting firms in both countries -- Paul Wiseman, AP
Trump Has Already Won the ‘Trade War’ -- Gordon G. Chang, National Interest
How do you follow a record-breaking march with an estimated 2 million turnout? Hong Kong’s extradition bill protesters face challenges deciding their next step -- Sum Lok-kei/Rachel Cheung /Peace Chiu/Elizabeth Cheung, SCMP
Sound of Hong Kong's defiance reverberates in Beijing -- Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian
The Hong Kong Protests Could Be a Prelude to a Big Showdown Over Taiwan -- Joshua Keating, Slate
Russia just had a mini popular uprising -- Roman Dobrokhotov, Al Jazeera
How Argentina's nationwide blackout happened -- Lewis Sanders IV, DW
Blackout in South America raises questions about power grid -- Luis Andres Henao and Paul Byrne, AP
Electricity blackouts plunged parts of South America into darkness — and nobody knows why -- ABC News Online
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Exclusive: U.S. preparing to send more troops to Middle East:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-attacks-usa-military-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-preparing-to-send-more-troops-to-middle-east-sources-idUSKCN1TI2SX?utm_source=reddit.com
U.N. OFFICIALS: U.S. PLANNING A 'TACTICAL ASSAULT' IN IRAN:
https://m.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iran-News/UN-officials-US-is-planning-a-tactical-assault-in-Iran-592832/amp
Is Trump still "pulling us out of unnecessary wars"? Oh well, time to die in the desert for Israel, just as it was meant to be :)
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