Zeidon Alkinali, founding director of the Arab Perspectives Institute, says the US and Iran have tapped into new points of leverage during the war, particularly related to energy and the global economy. “There are different and new pressure cards that have erupted from this war,” Alkinali told Al Jazeera. For Iran it is its control over the Strait of Hormuz, while for the US it is threats of attacks against power infrastructure, he said. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #Iran #USA #Gulf #GlobalEconomy #Energy #Hormuz #RegionalSecurity #NuclearThreat #InternationalRelations #EconomicCrisis #AlJazeeraEnglish
March 27, 2026