The warning from Prof. Laleh Khalili that the Hormuz crisis is “only going to get more horrific before it gets any better” must not be dismissed as academic pessimism. It is a stark geopolitical alarm.
The STRAIT OF HORMUZ is not merely a waterway. It is the world’s energy jugular. Any escalation here is not regional — it is global. Oil markets tremble, shipping routes tighten, insurance costs surge, and ordinary citizens across continents pay the price for instability they did not create.
What we are witnessing is the slow normalization of a highly combustible situation where miscalculation, brinkmanship, and militarization intersect in one of the most sensitive corridors on Earth. History shows that such zones do not de-escalate by accident; they spiral when ignored.
The international community must recognize that silence and inaction are forms of complicity. Diplomatic urgency, restraint, and multilateral engagement are not optional — they are essential to prevent a crisis that could ripple far beyond the Gulf.
The world cannot afford to treat the STRAIT OF HORMUZ as distant news. It is a live fuse.
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