The Strait the Superpower Could Not Keep Open (Infographic)

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The Strait the Superpower Could Not Keep Open

On 28 February 2026, the US and Israel struck Iran. Within 48 hours, the Strait of Hormuz — 25% of the world's seaborne oil — was effectively closed. What followed was not just an energy crisis. It was a lesson in the limits of American power that every rival in the world took notes on.

25%

World oil trade through Hormuz

10

Ships/day transiting (was 88–130)

3×

Larger than 1973 oil embargo

140+

Days of crisis (ongoing)

L’Avvertimento di Einstein (1948): Condanna al Partito Herut di Begin come "Fascista" e le Radici del Likud

La storia offre spesso un contesto cruciale per comprendere il presente. Nel dicembre 1948, un gruppo di eminenti intellettuali, attivisti e scienziati ebrei – tra cui Albert Einstein, la filosofa Hannah Arendt e lo storico Sidney Hook – scrissero un severo monito al New York Times. Il loro bersaglio era Menachem Begin, leader del neonato "Partito della Libertà" (Herut - Tnuat Haherut), in visita negli Stati Uniti per cercare sostegno.

Einstein's Warning (1948): Condemning Begin's Herut Party as "Fascist" & the Roots of Likud

History often provides crucial context for understanding the present. In December 1948, a group of prominent Jewish intellectuals, activists, and scientists – including Albert Einstein, philosopher Hannah Arendt, and historian Sidney Hook – penned a stark warning to the New York Times. Their target was Menachem Begin, leader of the newly formed "Freedom Party" (Herut - Tnuat Haherut), who was visiting the United States seeking support.