Hormuz tensions highlight pressure tactics in US-Iran negotiations

Interview, France 24, 18 Apr 2026

Dr Hellyer analysed for France 24 the renewed US-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz as mutual pressure during negotiations. He said both sides were using leverage, notably the US blockade of an Iranian port, so a quick breakthrough was unlikely.

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H.A. Hellyer, interview, “Hormuz tensions highlight pressure tactics in US-Iran negotiations,” France 24, 18 April 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR1X2vnVXuU.

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Hellyer, H.A. (2026, April 18). Hormuz tensions highlight pressure tactics in US-Iran negotiations [Interview]. France 24. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR1X2vnVXuU

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