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The Hormuz Gambit: Why Tehran's Latest Pressure Campaign Is a Calculation, Not a Bluff

Iran's IRGC has laid down new rules for transit through the Strait of Hormuz. The move is calibrated, not impulsive — and Western analysts who dismiss it as rhetorical posturing are reading the signal wrong.

By Monexus Staff Writer·mena·1-minute read·4 May 2026·Live on the wire ↗

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