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Asian Nations Jockey for Leverage to Re-Open Hormuz Strait

Apr 2, 2026Center

Countries across Asia are jockeying for leverage and adopting splintering approaches as they respond to US President Donald Trump’s call to open the Strait of Hormuz by themselves, amid mounting economic disruptions.

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