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  "path": "/opinion/166395-iran-hormuz-strait-economy-belyaev-interview/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-13T15:24:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://english.pravda.ru",
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  "textContent": "Pravda.Ru special correspondent Daria Aslamova conducted an interview with financial analyst and Candidate of Economic Sciences Mikhail Belyaev to discuss whether Iran legally controls the Strait of Hormuz, why the \"petrodollar” is a journalistic myth, how wartime insurance works, and what could happen if the Houthis close a second strategic chokepoint.\nBlackmail Against the World — But Iran's Plan Has Been Accepted\n\nQ: This is week five of the war with Iran. The Strait of Hormuz is closed. Iran sees it as a legitimate trophy and intends to charge for passage. What surprised you most about this conflict as an economic analyst?\nA: The most unexpected thing was precisely that it would lead to the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. It was assumed there would be fighting, missiles flying-but that it would result in this, essentially blackmailing the entire world, with two hundred ships accumulating and Iran saying: \"Until you accept our terms, no one passes anywhere” – that was unexpected. Especially from nations that claim to stand for justice and condemn unilateral aggressive actions by the United States, yet themselves adopt a position of force and dictate. That surprised me. Though in hindsight, perhaps it could have been anticipated. At the beginning, it seemed it would not go that far. Just as the scale of the aggression itself, in my view, became truly monstrous.",
  "title": "The Petrodollar Is a Myth: Financial Analyst Explains New Rules of Global Trade"
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