Hormuz shows how easily sea lanes can be choked. Europe must build the reach and partners to defend them.
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Washington calls the Strait open, yet Iran keeps striking ships, oil prices stay high, and diesel remains scarce.
Riyadh’s counteroffensive regains ground, but Houthi missiles and Iranian support show why military force alone cannot end the war.
Iran cannot close the Strait while the U.S. cannot open it, leaving oil markets trapped in costly limbo.
Houthi control of Bab el-Mandeb threatens global shipping, spiking oil prices and testing America’s two-century freedom of navigation commitment.
Houthi control of Bab al-Mandab threatens Saudi oil routes, insurance costs, and global shipping as Hormuz pressure grows.
US Interceptor Shortage forces Washington to choose between defending Saudi Arabia and deterring in East Asia as Houthis escalate.
With the Houthis Advance closing Saudi Arabia’s last oil escape route, the kingdom faces impossible choices and shrinking leverage
Hormuz Shuttle Tankers keep oil moving through ship-to-ship transfers despite Iranian attacks, blacklists, and the limits of a wartime workaround.
Houthi forces seized Yemen’s western coast, threatening Bab al-Mandab as Hormuz flows collapse and Washington treats chokepoints separately.