How Iran’s ‘Golden Weapon’ of Hormuz Became a Bigger Priority Than its Long-Disputed Nuclear Programme

By Parisa Hafezi and Angus McDowall Interim deal’s wording fuels rival U.S.-Iran interpretations over who manages transit Tehran once viewed shutting the waterway as a last resort Iran won’t start nuclear talks before Washington accepts its authority over the strait DUBAI, July 8 – Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become a “golden weapon” … Read more