Sudan Lurches Back into the Pro-Iran Axis
After joining the Abraham Accords in 2020, Khartoum is again in the grip of Islamists.
July 2, 2026
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The U.S. has been claiming that the Persian Gulf’s key maritime chokepoint is open to all comers. Iran claims its latest agreement with Washington gives it the freedom to extract tolls. In conversation with Aaron MacLean, Sal Mercogliano explains exactly how transit through the Strait of Hormuz worked before the war, what’s happening now, and how the Islamic Republic is using the waterway in its war with America. (Video, 40 minutes. Audio available at the link below.)
After joining the Abraham Accords in 2020, Khartoum is again in the grip of Islamists.
The shipping news
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Subscribe NowThe U.S. has been claiming that the Persian Gulf’s key maritime chokepoint is open to all comers. Iran claims its latest agreement with Washington gives it the freedom to extract tolls. In conversation with Aaron MacLean, Sal Mercogliano explains exactly how transit through the Strait of Hormuz worked before the war, what’s happening now, and how the Islamic Republic is using the waterway in its war with America. (Video, 40 minutes. Audio available at the link below.)
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