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strikeMay 1, 2026
WSJ, AP: Iran Learning to Regret Pulling Pin on Hormuz Strategy; UPDATE: 'No Deal,' Says Trump
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What happens when you try to blockade an international waterway when you no longer have a blue-water navy? Iran learned the answer to that question the hard way. The question remains: will they wise up in time to salvage their economy, and possibly, what's left of their industrial infrastructure?
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- Ed MorrisseyBy Ed Morrissey
What happens when you try to blockade an international waterway when you no longer have a blue-water navy? Iran learned the answer to that question the hard way. The question remains: will they wise up in time to salvage their economy, and possibly, what's left of their industria…
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