Tehran’s Empty Hormuz Threat Signals a Weakened Regime, Iran Expert Says Despite Iran’s isolation and weakened proxies, Foreign Desk editor-in-chief Lisa Daftari warned that the Islamic Republic remains committed to its long war with Israel and the West By Felice Friedson/The Media Line During the 12 days of war between Iran and Israel, many analysts […]
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Tehran’s Empty Hormuz Threat Signals a Weakened Regime, Iran Expert Says
Despite Iran’s isolation and weakened proxies, Foreign Desk editor-in-chief Lisa Daftari warned that the Islamic Republic remains committed to its long war with Israel and the West
By Felice Friedson/The Media Line
During the 12 days of war between Iran and Israel, many analysts expressed concerns that Iran might shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway that handles 20% of global oil shipments. Iranian officials warned of a potential shutdown, but those warnings eventually fell flat: not only did the strait remain open, but the threats themselves had significantly less of an effect on global markets than many had feared.
In an interview with The Media Line’s Felice Friedson, Middle East analyst Lisa Daftari explained how the lackluster response to the threat reveals Iran’s slipping influence.
“My favorite reaction was by the Chinese leader who said, don’t. That was his reaction,” Daftari, who serves as editor-in-chief of The Foreign Desk, said. “And that was the level of his engagement in this entire conflict was, ‘don’t.’ And I really appreciated that because it kind of put into context, again, that the regime is so isolated that even their best friends who are about to buy oil about to make them rich again, basically are giving them a slap on the wrist and saying, don’t even think about escalating this war to that because you’re going to be upsetting the global markets. We’re not about to sign on to that.”
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