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As Hormuz Tensions Rise, Central Asia’s Role as Transit Hedge Grows

By Aida Haidar on 11 May 2026

ASTANA – As risks around key maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz intensify, Central Asia is increasingly being repositioned from a transit option into what Jihad Azour, director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, described in an interview with The Astana...