15:12ZSTANDARDKEShakira, protests mark World Cup opening in Mexico15:12ZALLAFRICASouth Africa Opens World Cup With Loss to Mexico, Two Red Cards15:10ZPRESSTVIsraeli airstrike hits Sarafand in southern Lebanon15:09ZALLAFRICAEbola Outbreak Spreads in DR Congo as Misinformation Hampers Response15:08ZWFWITNESSJD Vance pushes back against reports of potential Iran agreement15:08ZTASNIMNEWSPutin advises enemies not to fight Russia, calls for negotiations15:08ZTASNIMNEWSAraghchi says Iran, Pakistan closer than ever to finalizing agreement15:07ZGEOPWATCHU.S. Vice President Vance denies reports of deal on Strait, Iran nuclear program15:12ZSTANDARDKEShakira, protests mark World Cup opening in Mexico15:12ZALLAFRICASouth Africa Opens World Cup With Loss to Mexico, Two Red Cards15:10ZPRESSTVIsraeli airstrike hits Sarafand in southern Lebanon15:09ZALLAFRICAEbola Outbreak Spreads in DR Congo as Misinformation Hampers Response15:08ZWFWITNESSJD Vance pushes back against reports of potential Iran agreement15:08ZTASNIMNEWSPutin advises enemies not to fight Russia, calls for negotiations15:08ZTASNIMNEWSAraghchi says Iran, Pakistan closer than ever to finalizing agreement15:07ZGEOPWATCHU.S. Vice President Vance denies reports of deal on Strait, Iran nuclear program
Iran's Strait of Hormuz gamble: a chokepoint weapon the world cannot afford to ignore
Tehran has declared the world's most important oil artery closed. The question is whether anyone, including the IRGC, can actually enforce it — and what happens to global energy markets if they try.