Keep pulling the thread on Richard Haass.
Ceasefire negotiations for the war in Iran are being held in Pakistan and are led by U.S. Vice President Vance.
Richard Haass asserts that control of the Strait of Hormuz is a more time-urgent issue in negotiations with Iran than its nuclear program due to the immediate negative impact on the global economy.
Richard Haass, along with colleagues Neil Ferguson and Phil Zelikow, has proposed creating a new international commission or authority to govern the operation of the Strait of Hormuz.
Richard Haass advocates for a naval blockade of the Gulf of Oman to prevent Iran from using the Strait of Hormuz if a negotiated governing authority cannot be established.
Richard Haass argues that while the U.S. and Israel have been militarily successful against Iran, Iran has emerged from the conflict with significantly more strategic and political leverage than it had before.
Richard Haass believes that U.S. and Israeli national interests regarding the conflict with Iran are now diverging.
The conflict with Iran has increased geopolitical risk in the Gulf region, making it more difficult to justify long-term, multi-billion dollar investments in business hubs like Dubai.
Richard Haass believes a permanent resolution to the conflict with the United States is not possible without a fundamental change in Iran's political system.
Afsaneh Beshlas predicts that sustained high oil prices resulting from the Iran conflict will lead to lower global economic growth, higher inflation, and increased interest rates.
Nearly 30% of China's energy and a large portion of India's energy supply transits through the Strait of Hormuz from producers like Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
China can build new nuclear power plants in approximately two to three years, compared to a ten-year timeline in the United States.
Gulf state leaders, despite initially opposing the conflict, are now urging the U.S. President not to end the war with Iran prematurely.