West Asia crisis: How a war meant to break Iran could leave Tehran stronger, and Gulf exposed
- Posted on April 1, 2026
- By Business News Today
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West Asia crisis: How a war meant to break Iran could leave Tehran stronger, and Gulf exposed
Iran war: Instead of crushing Iran's theocratic rulers, it could leave them stronger, emboldened by surviving weeks of U.S.-Israeli attacks, firing on Arab Gulf states and rattling global energy markets by effectively shutting the Strait of Hormuz.