Iran to maintain control on Strait of Hormuz despite threat of war

Military and defence analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers has said Iran is prepared to return to large scale conflict with the US if it means maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz.

For Iranians, the passageway is both the spoils of war and the biggest source of leverage going forward in negotiations with the US. Yet, “the US is also under pressure from GCC countries to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz does not become Iran’s maritime territory,” Alfirraz Scheers told Al Jazeera.

“The MoU may not be dead but it certainly is on life support,” he added. “What we need is for both sides to contend with the fact that a new round of escalation would be in no one’s interest.”