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Iran Hardliner: Hormuz Stays Closed Until Trump and Netanyahu Are Gone

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Iran Hardliner: Hormuz Stays Closed Until Trump and Netanyahu Are Gone

⚓ HORMUZ — The condition isn't a deal — it's regime change by another name. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Mojtaba Khamenei's adviser setting leader removal as the reopening threshold eliminates any negotiated corridor. Araghchi lands at UNGA with a hardline ceiling above him. For Rubio, this forecloses marginal deals. For Xi's tarmac moment with Trump, Beijing's mediation leverage just collapsed. Hormuz stays closed through any election cycle either leader survives.

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