🔶 Strait of Hormuz; How far can Iran disrupt shipping?

🔻A report by Danial Babayani

Military protection may make it possible for ships to pass, but the continuation of the threat of attack keeps the transfer of energy away from normal security and costs.

Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have put crews at risk of death and injury, and have left shipping companies facing a difficult choice: whether to accept the risk of transiting this route or to delay the delivery of cargo and pay additional costs.

However, ships still pass through the Strait of Hormuz, though with greater risk and cost. The continuation of this situation depends on Iran’s ability to sustain attacks and on the United States’ capacity to protect shipping and cover its costs.