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John Rodgers
Coverage of John Rodgers in the Nexus archive.
- From the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stake | Simon Tisdall
The US military's campaign to protect merchant shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks mirrors a historical 1825-27 US naval mission to the Mediterranean aimed at defending trade from Greek corsairs. Both actions prioritize self-serving trade and business interests over broader geopolitical goals like supporting regime change.