{"id":37222,"date":"2026-07-22T13:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37222"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:41:49","slug":"irans-hormuz-choice-trust-pays-coercion-doesnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=37222","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Hormuz choice: trust pays, coercion doesn\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Strait-of-Hormuz-Map.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>History suggests geography can be a nation\u2019s greatest economic asset or its greatest geopolitical liability. 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