Is the Strait of Hormuz the key to resolving the crisis?

Iran’s response to the American closure of the Strait of Hormuz, among other actions, was not arbitrary. Rather, it was a calculated reaction directed at US interests. A brief examination of the Strait of Hormuz’s importance to the United States, in particular, and its policy of containing the escalation with the Houthis in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb at the end of 2023, helps to understand the recent developments in the region’s crisis. Although the Strait was not among the points of contention between the United States and Iran before the war, it has now become a priority, especially after the US imposed a blockade on Iranian ships and ports surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and demanded, during direct negotiations […]