How US-Israeli war gave Iran all the cards in the Middle East

How US-Israeli war gave Iran all the cards in the Middle East Submitted by David Hearst on Tue, 04/07/2026 - 18:41 Tehran has established control over the Strait of Hormuz, while uniting the Arab world behind it - and crushing Netanyahu's dreams of regional domination An Iraqi demonstrator in Baghdad holds a portrait of Iran's slain supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a protest against the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, on 7 April 2026 (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP) Off As each day passes, the posts on T