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US Caught in Hormuz Trap
*Newsweek* argues that Donald Trump’s war on Iran brought back a lesson from the 1956 Suez Crisis, when Eisenhower’s financial and diplomatic pressure forced Britain and France to halt their attack on Egypt: military superiority alone is not enough to impose one’s will. According to the analysis, Iran held out and retained the ability to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil passed. This disrupted shipping for about eight months and drove up energy prices and inflation. The political cost for Trump mounted as Democrats won both chambers of Congress and six in ten voters said attacking Iran had been the wrong decision. Meanwhile, disputes with allies weakened Washington’s chances of achieving its goals.
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