Iran will control Strait of Hormuz 'forever', former senior US official says

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Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 05/06/2026 - 21:15 In a Bloomberg interview, Amos Hochstein said the oil shortages that poor countries are experiencing could move to the West A woman crosses a street near a billboard on the facade of a building depicting the Strait of Hormuz with a caption in Persian reading 'Forever in Iran’s Hand', at Vanak Square in Tehran, Iran, on 6 May 2026 (AFP) Off Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz “forever”, regardless of what a peace deal between the US and the

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