Why Strait of Hormuz remains Iran’s ‘silver bullet’, explains former UN envoy T S Tirumurti

3 min readBengaluruUpdated: Jul 30, 2026 09:47 PM IST Strait of Hormuz remains central to Iran’s strategic calculations, former Indian Permanent Representative to the UN T S Tirumurti said during a discussion in Bengaluru. (File photo).“As far as Iran is concerned, Hormuz is their silver bullet… they are not going to let go,” said former Indian Permanent United Nations Representative and veteran Indian Forest Service officer T S Tirumurti in Bengaluru Wednesday. Tirumurti was speaking at a panel discussion titled ‘Shifting Sands – The Iran War, West Asia, and India’s Place in the New Order’ at the Bangalore International Centre. Also present at the panel was former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, who has also served as ambassador to Israel, Qatar and France, with the discussion moderated