A ship navigates the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from Musandam, Oman, on July 23, 2026. (Stringer/Reuters)
By Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Policy
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The aim is to find a way out of the challenging strategic situation created by former U.S. President Donald Trump through his controversial military actions in Iran. This situation can be likened to the anecdote of an aimless traveler in a Scottish pub, puzzled about the route to Aberdeen, to which the bartender suggests that the traveler should not have started from his current location.
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