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The World Next Week: Can Iran Close the Strait of Hormuz?

<p>Iranian submarines take part in a naval parade near the Strait of Hormuz (courtesy Reuters).</p>
Iranian submarines take part in a naval parade near the Strait of Hormuz (courtesy Reuters).

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  • James M. LindsayCFR Expert
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the mounting tensions in the Persian Gulf; next week’s Republican primary in New Hampshire; and the conclusion of Egypt’s first post-Mubarak election.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/podcast/2012/20120105_TWN…]

The highlights:

Reuters reports that the EU has agreed in principle to an embargo on Iranian oil, and the New York Times examines the economic impact if Iran were to respond by closing the Strait of Hormuz. The Wall Street Journal writes that Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich have traded foreign policy criticisms leading into New Hampshire, and Foreign Policy analyzes the effects of the Iowa caucus on Republican foreign policy. Reuters provides an overview of the final stage in Egypt’s first elections after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, and the Washington Post discusses the ongoing trial of the former Egyptian president.