Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Place of Dates

The Arabic name for the strait is Maḍīq Hurmuz. One theory derives “Hormuz” from the local Persian word Hur-Mogh, meaning “Place of Dates,” but the dominant scholarly etymology traces it through Middle Persian to the Zoroastrian god […]
Man opening a green exit door.
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No Good Exit

How Trump Walked Into the Trap Mearsheimer Spent Twenty Years Mapping John Mearsheimer sees war with Iran as a strategic folly, arguing it is unwinnable, will not destroy Iran’s nuclear knowledge, and could, instead, boost […]