# With Hormuz Closed, Central Asia Plays Every Side—And Gains Leverage

- Source: Forbes
- Published: 2026-10-18T12:45:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2026/10/18/with-hormuz-closed-central-asia-plays-every-side-and-gains-leverage/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/with-hormuz-closed-central-asia-plays-every-side-and-gains-leverage-8db482/

With Hormuz closed and Russia's Black Sea route under drone fire, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are reviving trans-Caspian pipelines to reach Europe and please the U.S.

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