Roebuck: Iran’s Hormuz Control Decisive Leverage Piece
geopolitical_tension_energy_leverageMiddle EastBloomberg3h ago
Context
President Donald Trump says his latest offer of talks is a "last chance" for Iran. Tehran denied negotiations with Washington but say talks with Oman to get more ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz is progressing well. William Roebuck, Executive Vice President of the Arab Gulf States Institute, and Former US Ambassador to Bahrain spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the likelihood of another deal between Iran and the US. (Source: Bloomberg)
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