Energy security versus geopolitics: ASEAN states face tough choices over Iran’s Strait of Hormuz passage
Tamara Ceaikovski
While Iran’s selective approach to allowing access to the Strait of Hormuz could push more countries to the negotiating table, the bigger issue is having to engage on Tehran’s terms rather than on the basis of a purely commercial right of passage, analysts say. KUALA LUMPUR: More Asian countries dependent on energy imports could enter talks with Iran on allowing their ships safe passage in the crucial Strait of Hormuz if the Middle East conflict drags on, analysts say. But these countries would
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