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Opening the Dire Strait of Hormuz: The Guam Gambit

Headline from Ricochet

This Iran conflict is dragging on, despite a useless M.O.U., and we’ve all learned a lot of Iranian geography this past year. We sit in our barcaloungers and plot strategery regarding Kharg Island and the Strait of Hormuz. That strait sure has a lot of obstacles.

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  1. Ricochet

    Opening the Dire Strait of Hormuz: The Guam Gambit (opens Ricochet)

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    This Iran conflict is dragging on, despite a useless M.O.U., and we’ve all learned a lot of Iranian geography this past year. We sit in our barcaloungers and plot strategery regarding Kharg Island and the Strait of Hormuz. That strait sure has a lot of obstacles.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    3 islands help control access to the Strait of Hormuz. They're in the crosshairs of the Iran war (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The expanding U.S. military campaign against Iran has put three small islands that sit at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the crosshairs once again

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