Iran’s Hormuz gamble: Tehran fights to keep its most powerful bargaining chip – Experts told The New York Times that Iran sees its ability to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage against the United States, even if preserving that pressure risks renewed fighting and the collapse of the ceasefire | ynetglobal

The United States has already reported signs of a return to the negotiating table, but Iran has remained silent. Four days of exchanges of fire have endangered a ceasefire both sides appeared to want, yet from Tehran’s perspective, its initial attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz may have been a necessary move.
Experts told The New York Times that Iran’s newly demonstrated ability to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and with it the global economy, has become a vital bargaining chip that Tehran cannot afford to lose, either in negotiations or if war resumes.