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US Access to the Persian Gulf Region, and the Strategic Importance of Iran - Opinion | Daily Mirror

Daily Mirror LK · · 2565 words · By DM Editorial
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“Everyone who held power in Tehran has had to contend with international power politics”
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“Currently the US regards Iran as being of pivotal importance to its national interest”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“Western powers such as Britain and Germany realised the strategic importance of Iran long before the USA”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials as we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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“It was Britain that dominated Persia -- as Iran was named earlier -- in the 19th and first half of the 20th century”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was a treaty signed between United Kingdom and the Russian Empire on 31 August 1907 in Saint Petersburg. It marked the end of the "Great Game" in Central Asia, whe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, which is a region encompassing all of the areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence by the Iranian peop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Persia was a British passenger liner operated by the Cunard Line that won the Blue Riband in 1856 for the fastest westbound transatlantic voyage. She was the first Atlantic record breaker constructed …
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“The war of aggression waged by the US and Israel against Iran seems very likely to intensify in the next few days”
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“The New York Times revealed in a news report that the Trump administration has sent a 15-point list of demands to Iran through Pakistan”
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“The demands include the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow”
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“The demands amounting to a total surrender are likely to be rejected by Iran”
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“The five day respite announced by President Trump appears to be a pause necessitated by logistics”
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“Between 2,000 and 3,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force will be deployed this week in the Middle East”
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“The 82nd Airborne is an elite Army paratrooper force designed for rapid insertion into combat zones”
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“The Tripoli is expected to arrive in the region on Friday 27, according to the Wall Street Journal”
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“The Financial Times has published a detailed assessment of how a US assault on Kharg Island could further unfold”
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“It was four weeks ago on February 28 2026 that the United States and Israel attacked Iran without a formal declaration of war”
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“Strikes were launched against targets in many Iranian cities. Military bases, fuel facilities, buildings, schools, hospitals and cultural sites were destroyed or damaged”
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“Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamanei along with over 40 top leaders and officials were killed”
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“Many civilians were also killed. In the past four weeks, over 1600 Iranians have been killed”
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“Around 4000 buildings have been damaged”
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“Iran responded to the aggression with missile and drone strikes across the Gulf region”
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“The International Energy Agency stated that the conflict has impacted global oil prices”
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“Iran is the 17th largest country in the world and Asia’s sixth biggest”
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“Iran has a land area of 636,372 square miles and a population of 92 million”
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“The country was known in earlier times as Persia”
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“The name of the country was changed from Persia to Iran in 1936”
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“The country is located mainly on the Iranian plateau”
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“To its south are the Gulf of Oman and the Persian gulf while the Caspian Sea lies to its north”
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