https://ahmadhashemi.net/2026/07/17/from-hormuz-to-bab-al-mandab-tehrans-levers-to-gain-the-upper-hand-in-negotiations/Ahmad Hashemi, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Program at the Global Policy Institute (GPI).en2026-07-17T16:47:58+00:00From Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab: Tehran’s Levers to Gain the Upper Hand in NegotiationsIRAN, ISRAEL, middle-east, Politics, news