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The Strait of Hypocrisy: How the U.S. 'Trade Over Aid' Doctrine Was Torpedoed by Its Own War

The US 'Trade Over Aid' doctrine promises development through commerce, but the US-Israeli war on Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz, crippling trade and devastating the very export-driven Asian economies the doctrine champions. This staggering hypocrisy exposes a neo-imperialist policy that preaches free trade while waging war, sacrificing the development and sovereignty of the Global South on the altar of US geopolitical ambition.