When the Seas Close Their Gates: Egypt Confronting the War of the Three Straits

When the Seas Close Their Gates: Egypt Confronting the War of the Three Straits Dr. Doha Abdelhamid International Economic Expert   The captain stood on the bridge of his oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, staring anxiously at the radar screen. Before him lay the Strait of Hormuz — thirty-three kilometers separating Iran from the Sultanate of Oman — and behind him, a cargo of oil sufficient to power an entire city for weeks. The decision of whether to proceed had long ceased to be a purely nautical one;…

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