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But funding cuts hollowed out the system needed to deliver itTHE GUARDIANTaiwan president blames China for forced cancellation of Eswatini tripMAIL & GUARDIANProtected: Capitec at 25: how scale, trust and practical innovation are reshaping access to financeTHE INDEPENDENTMonkeys eating soil to soothe stomachs after eating too much junk foodLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThis is Israel's warLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEApril: the longer viewMAIL & GUARDIANA tale of two Middle East voyagesBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialTHE GUARDIANTrump officials consider sending 1,100 Afghans who aided US forces to CongoTHE DIPLOMATUS Strategic Incoherence and the Iran WarMAIL & GUARDIANA community reckoning on the Senqu Bridge launch on 22 April 2026THE DIPLOMATChina’s Liaoning Carrier Heads South: More Than a Routine DrillMAIL & GUARDIANTolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe
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Iran: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has previously stated that if Iran cannot export oil

Iran: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has previously stated that if Iran cannot export oil, "no one will." The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is expected to transition from conventional maritime presence to "asymmetric harassment," utilizing swarming drones and coastal missile batteries.

Hezbollah & Iraqi Factions: These groups may see the blockade as justification to expand the theater of operations to U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria to relieve pressure on the Iranian mainland.

Strategic Response: Tehran’s likely counter-move will be to double down on nuclear enrichment as its only remaining leverage, while calling on China to bypass the blockade through overland "Silk Road" energy corridors.

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