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status quo ante

The prewar baseline Sara says the conflict now struggles merely to restore: keeping Hormuz open.

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status quo ante

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The prewar baseline Sara says the conflict now struggles merely to restore: keeping Hormuz open.

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The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · “It's An Act Of WAR!” Professor Jiang vs Gordon Chang On China, Iran & Trump | Plus Robert Pape

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"...closed. In other words, it's come down to restoring a status quo ante that wouldn't have been disrupted but for the war. And I'll..."

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The Strait Is the Nuclear Weapon

2026-04-16, day precision · glossary

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The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...

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