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The Hidden Iran Risk No One Is Talking About (#297)

April 14, 2026 · 21 min

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Iran briefly showed it could choke off a waterway carrying nearly a fifth of the world’s oil.

That’s the visible threat.

The real risk may be something else entirely.

Former Deputy National Security Advisor and U.S. Special Representative to Iran Elliott Abrams breaks down where Iran's strategy backfired, whether those in power in Tehran can hold on, and why the most dangerous consequence could outlast the war itself.

He is senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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