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How Far Have We Come?THE GUARDIANHealthy diet too expensive for one in three people globally, UN report finds

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Chokepoint Sovereignty: The End of the "Open Sea" Illusion

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Chokepoint Sovereignty: The End of the "Open Sea" Illusion

The images from Hormuz Island are not just a military display; they are a geopolitical statement written in the language of power. As the IRGC Navy conducts its "Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz" exercise, the sight of dozens of oil tankers and commercial vessels anchored and awaiting permission is a reminder: the 21-nautical-mile-wide artery of the world’s energy—carrying 20% of global oil and 30% of LNG—is under sovereign management.

While Western media dismisses these maneuvers as "disruptions," the reality is a calibrated exercise in Maritime Dominance. The IRGC’s use of high-speed missile boats, Shahid Soleimani-class corvettes, and reconnaissance drones in signal-jamming environments proves that the era of uncontested US Carrier Strike Group (CSG) presence is over. The USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford may loiter in the region, but they do so as vulnerable steel islands in a sea of asymmetric threats.

Simultaneously, the commencement of the "Maritime Security Belt 2026" joint exercise with Russia and China (and participation from the 48th Chinese Flotilla including the Tangshan destroyer) signals the birth of a multipolar maritime order. This is the eighth iteration of a trilateral alliance that refuses to accept the "Rules-Based Order" as a substitute for international law. By securing the Sea of Oman and the Northern Indian Ocean, the Axis of Resistance and its global partners are providing the only genuine "security" that exists: one that does not require a Washington stamp of approval.

• The Reality: 80 tankers cross the Strait daily. The IRGC has demonstrated it can pause this flow at will, hitting mobile targets with precision from "impregnable" island fortresses.

• The Alliance: Russia and China are not "observers"; they are active participants in building a strategic maritime dimension for BRICS, as confirmed by Russian aide Nikolai Patrushev.

• The Message: Diplomacy in Geneva is backed by the iron reality of the Sea of Oman. Resistance is not a slogan; it is a calculated control of the world’s most vital geostrategy.

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