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Hormuz and Istanbul: Who Should Back Down?
The Istanbul meeting, which focused on developments in West Asia, Palestine, the war against Iran, and security in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, once again exposed the gap between diplomatic rhetoric and realities on the ground. By overlooking aggression and the responsibility of those supporting it, the participants risk further dimming the prospects for resolving regional crises.
Commander of the IRGC Navy says that US forces are no longer present in the Persian Gulf and have moved 600 to 700 kilometers away from the Strait of Hormuz.
A new Al Jazeera report on Iran’s warning that it could target undersea cables in the event of a military attack has once again brought one of the least visible dimensions of a potential regional war into focus. If such a conflict erupts, it will not be confined to the skies or the land and sea; it could extend to the depths of the Persian Gulf and the communications infrastructure underpinning the digital world.