The Iran war may be about to escalate – Mar 16 2026

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March 16th 2026

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The Strait of Hormuz “is open for transit”, Pete Hegseth, America’s war secretary, tried to insist last week. The only complication, he allowed, was “Iran shooting at shipping”. Indeed, that de facto closure has blocked roughly 15% of the world’s oil supply. The strait has become the focus of the war. If Donald Trump cannot wrench the route open, he may

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escalate elsewhere .

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The Iran war may be about to escalate

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Gulf states could join the conflict

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Donald Trump’s Iran war could hand Congress to the Democrats

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Friends in need

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They are worried Uncle Sam will abandon them if they don’t fight

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I escaped from Iran. But I keep reliving the horror

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Schumpeter

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Why corporate lawyers always win

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The world is a pedant’s paradise

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The new national pride

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Brazilian cinema is having its moment

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Let me get this strait: the Iran-war escalation risk

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The Iran war may be about to escalate

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I escaped from Iran. But I keep reliving the horror

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Open-source intelligence shuts down

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Brazilian cinema is having its moment

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