Israel quit the UN while Iran and America haggled over airport slots during an active shooting war.
Withholding airline slots as a negotiating tactic is the diplomatic equivalent of hiding someone's car keys.
▸ Wikipedia — U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will halt Iranian airlines’ access to landing spots until a deal is signed. (The Times of Israel)Toll booths on international shipping lanes were apparently on the table until someone remembered how basic geography works.
▸ Wikipedia — U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent says that Oman will not participate in imposing tolls on ships and vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz after previously threatening to impSeizing territory by percentage reads less like military strategy and more like a hostile real estate acquisition.
▸ Wikipedia — Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders Israeli forces to seize 70% of the Gaza Strip. (Financial Times)