History rarely announces its warnings. Intead, it buries them in patterns. In 1915, the British Empire sent its fleet into the Dardanelles, which connects the Mediterranean and Aegean seas, assured of victory. By day’s end, ships had sunk and certainty with them. The ensuing Gallipoli Campaign became a prolonged tragedy, costing hundreds of thousands of lives and proving a harsh truth: geography does not yield to ambition. The parallels today are difficult to ignore. The Strait of Hormuz is narrow and its surrounding terrain is unforgiving. Contemporary rhetoric – whether from figures like Donald Trump or others – often speaks in absolutes. History, however, speaks in consequences. Straits are not conquered by declaration. They are negotiated with geography, time and restraint. The Dardanelles did not yield to firepower alone. Nor will the Strait of Hormuz.
Kaleemullah Khoso
Kashmore
