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When an Iranian official this week laid out a list of demands to end the war started by the United States and Israel, he added an item that hadn’t been on Tehran’s list before: recognition of Iran’s sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

The narrow waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) ordinarily passes has emerged as the Islamic Republic’s most potent weapon. And it is now seeking to turn into both a source of potentially billions of dollars in annual revenue and a pressure point on the global economy.

Iran has long threatened to close the strait in case of an attack, but few expected it to follow through – or for it to prove so effective in disrupting global trade flows. The scale of the impact appears to have expanded Tehran’s ambitions, with the new demands suggesting it is seeking to turn that leverage into something more durable.

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[–] panthera_@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago (7 children)

This is the proposal that should be offered to Iran. Iran will be permitted to pursue its nuclear program as long as it's for peaceful purposes. Iran will be strictly monitored for compliance. Any violation will result in invasion by the US, Europe, and any other nations willing to join in. If Iran agrees to the proposal, all sanctions will be immediately lifted. It's unnecessary for Iran to have sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. If sanctions are lifted, Iran will be making money from oil and other exports. Unlike Trump's 15-point peace plan, mine is simple.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

I would prefer a UN-style nuclear agency that builds and maintains power-generating facilities independent of geo politics.

Their goal should be to provide power anywhere that isn’t completely unstable and the receiving country has to amend their constitution to acknowledge that the power gets turned off if they fuck around.

[–] panthera_@lemmy.today 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Innovative idea but who would pay for the reactors and remove the radioactive waste?

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 points 5 minutes ago

We already do things like this for other areas such as defense, healthcare, etc.

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