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Using nuclear explosives to bypass the Strait of Hormuz isn’t a novel idea for the U.S.

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Using nuclear explosives to bypass the Strait of Hormuz isn’t a novel idea for the U.S.
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With the world struggling to get oil supplies moving from the Middle East, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post highlighting a radical idea: Use nuclear bombs to cut a new channel along a route that would avoid Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz.



Gingrich’s March 15, 2026, post linked to an article that labeled itself as satire. Gingrich has not clarified whether his endorsement was serious. But he is old enough to remember when ideas like this were

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