This episode examines the new security equation emerging in the aftermath of the US's unprovoked war on Iran, with the Strait of Hormuz at its center.
The 60-day negotiating period has now expired without a broader agreement.
Iran says the Strait will not return to its pre-war status without reciprocal security and economic commitments from Washington, even as Tehran and Oman move towards an agreement on managing maritime transit.
For Tehran, this is no longer simply about reopening a waterway. It is about establishing a new equation: Security for security, trade for trade, and an end to pressure in return for an end to confrontation.
So, it seems that Iran's wartime leverage over Hormuz has turned into a permanent component of its post-war deterrence. Can Washington restore the old status quo? And what would a new regional security architecture look like if Iran and Oman, rather than the United States, took the lead in managing this strategic chokepoint?
That’s what we’ll be discussing with our guests in this edition of Spotlight.