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Iran is holding the world economy hostage - Trump’s truce proves its leverage

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Analysis - That the ceasefire is conditional on Iran agreeing to reopen the vital waterway is a tacit acknowledgement of Tehran's influence over the world's most important oil chokepoint.

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Middle East and security expert Ali Fathollah-Nejad analyses the ceasefire between the US and Iran. Both sides claim victory, but many questions remain open – especially on the nuclear issue and sanctions.

·Dortmund, Germany
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The war that was supposed to last a few days has come up against a shock of reality, forcing Washington to beg for a way out to avoid disaster. As the White House prepares a kind of victorious exit, the global economy is approaching a period of severe inflation and scarcity. Who will really pay for the broken dishes of this nonsense? Burning $16.5 billion in just twelve days and losing control of the global economy is too high a price for an ele…

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Welt broke the news in Dortmund, Germany on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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