Commentary: With its new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, does Iran want – or need – a nuclear weapon?

Iran's ambitions around a nuclear weapons programme are even more opaque than they were before the war, says this university lecturer.

As the US war against Iran drags on with no end in sight, an important question has faded into the background. Does Iran want a nuclear weapon, and if so, can it still build one? With the Strait of Hormuz now the main sticking point between the two sides, it seems puzzling the nuclear question hasn’t received more atte

The story of maritime chokepoints is centuries old — from a papal line down the Atlantic to Iran's toll at the Strait of Hormuz. History and the rules today