Is the strait of Hormuz, recently cited by the office of the Iranian supreme leader as “the pillar of Iran’s new security order”, and as transformative as possessing a nuclear weapon, in reality becoming a fast-diminishing asset, leaving Iran increasingly vulnerable to the new planned US wave of economic sanctions?(霍尔木兹海峡是否正迅速贬值，使伊朗面对美国新制裁时愈发脆弱？)
霍尔木兹海峡——伊朗最高领袖办公室最近称其为“伊朗新安全秩序的支柱”，并认为其具有与拥有核武器同等的变革性意义——是否实际上正迅速贬值，使伊朗面对美国计划中的新一轮经济制裁时愈发脆弱？
It is the key debate that is raging inside(在……内部激烈进行) Iran, with many different conclusions being drawn for Tehran’s negotiating strategy. Those who warn the strait’s value as a chokehold on the world economy will erode, leaving the country without foreign exchange reserves, argue that Iran’s negotiators should seek a deal soon.(警告海峡价值将削弱的人认为伊朗应尽快达成协议。)
这正是伊朗国内激烈辩论的核心议题，各方为德黑兰的谈判策略得出了许多不同结论。那些警告称海峡作为扼制世界经济的要道的价值将会削弱、使国家失去外汇储备的人认为，伊朗的谈判代表应尽快寻求达成协议。
One analysis written by Hamid Paktinat, the founder of the Forum of Economic Activists, suggests the construction of alternative(替代的；备选的) pipelines and export routes by Iran’s Gulf neighbours will halve(使减半) the strait’s strategic value within three years.
经济活跃人士论坛创始人哈米德·帕克蒂纳特撰写的一份分析报告指出，伊朗的海湾邻国修建替代管道和出口路线，将在三年内使海峡的战略价值减半。