The Strait of Hormuz Showdown: A Proxy War for the Middle East's Future Tensions in the Middle East have been escalating for six months, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz at their center.
Iran and the US are locked in a high stakes game of cat and mouse, with Tehran preparing conditions for reopening the strait, which has been closed intermittently since May.
The US and Israel's goal of transforming the Middle East through military force has not only failed to materialize but has created a new reality.