Lanka choked by Hormuz stranglehold View(s):The war in West Asia has started taking a direct toll on ordinary citizens—the fuel quotas last week and, beginning this week, a steep increase in their electricity and gas bills. Sri Lanka is also resurrecting ‘old friends’ like Russia for help. With Iran’s strike on Amazon’s Cloud operation in Bahrain, the war enters a new tech-security domain beyond physical borders. Meanwhile, ‘regime change’ has occurred in Hormuz, with Iran implementing a selective tollgate regime based on ‘geopolitical vetting’, with the toll paid reportedly in Chinese yuan. It includes the security of shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.

Source: Sunday Times April 04, 2026 18:48 UTC