Trump, Don’t Make Churchill’s Deadly Mistake

Ms. Aydintasbas is a fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the institution’s Turkey project.

Success in President Trump’s war on Iran now appears partly to depend on whether Washington can reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stave off global economic decline and avoid another endless war.

Turkish history offers both a warning and a way forward about how to deal with this vital waterway, which Iran has effectively closed, sharply reducing the flow of oil through the Persian Gulf. Specifically, the lessons concern the Dardanelles, the narrow strait........

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