What is at stake in the Strait of Hormuz?
- Written by Rockford Weitz, Professor of Practice & Director, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Tensions between the United States, Iran and other countries are flaring again in the Strait of Hormuz.
There are competing explanations for what’s going on in the narrow seaway through which 21% of the world’s crude oil currently passes.
Most of the reports of attacked tankers, smuggled oil and downed drones involve Iran and the United...