Hormuz Reopening Looks Unlikely Without a Truce in Iran War
The Indian vessel 'Nanda Devi,' carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state on March 17, after being allowed pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump is desperate to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ease a growing global energy crisis. He won’t achieve that easily without a ceasefire in the war on Iran.
Iran’s sporadic attacks on vessels and the threat of mines have cut traffic in the vital waterway to a trickle, effectively putting Tehran, not outside naval forces, in charge of the flow. The strait carries about a fifth of the world’s oil supplies, and the disruption has led to production cuts, fuel shortages and price increases from Asia to Europe and Africa.