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Published Iran is Challenging US Global Hegemony
By controlling traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is challenging a core pillar of US hegemony: its control over global oil trade. As oil flows are disrupted, the Islamic Republic is showing that the petrodollar system, and the empire it sustains, is not untouchable.
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By controlling traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is challenging a core pillar of US hegemony: its control over global oil trade. As oil flows are disrupted, the Islamic Republic is showing that the petrodollar system, and the empire it sustains, is not untouchable.