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The Rift in the Strait of Hormuz: The Global Order Shift Behind the 2026 Iran War

Taking the war chronicles from Encyclopaedia Britannica as a point of entry, this analysis examines how the conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel simultaneously exposed the disintegration of the Axis of Resistance, the energy lifeline of the Strait of Hormuz, and the governance vacuum in the post-American era of international affairs, while seeking to identify the long-term trends toward which this conflict truly points.

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The Rift in the Strait of Hormuz: The Global Order Shift Behind the 2026 Iran War

The 2026 Iran war is not merely a military conflict in the Middle East, but also a reflection of the fragility of global energy arteries, the collapse of the Middle East security architecture, and the failure of great-power coordinated diplomacy. This article interprets, from a structural perspective, how this conflict has become a microcosm of the transformation of the world order.

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