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<url><loc>https://ahmadhashemi.net/2026/04/11/iran-no-longer-needs-nukes-strait-of-hormuz-is-its-ultimate-deterrent/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Ahmad Hashemi, Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Program at the Global Policy Institute (GPI).</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-04-11T18:17:02+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Iran no longer needs nukes: Strait of Hormuz is its ultimate deterrent</news:title><news:keywords>IRAN, ISRAEL, middle-east, Politics, news</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>
