Iran Risks Peace Talks With U.S. to Maintain Leverage Over Strait

Iran sees its control over the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage in peace talks with the United States. It seems willing to risk the cease-fire to maintain that power.

By Erika Solomon

Iran warns ships not to bypass its chosen Hormuz route

Tehran has continued to insist on controlling passage through the vital strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas travel in normal times, something it did not have before the war.