https://policymaker.net/tags/strait-of-hormuz/ Recent content in strait of hormuz on Policymaker.net Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://policymaker.net/2026/04/16/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-limits-of-chokepoint-leverage/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://policymaker.net/2026/04/16/the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-limits-of-chokepoint-leverage/ The 2026 closure of the Strait of Hormuz has confirmed what energy strategists long warned: a single narrow waterway carrying one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil trade represents a systemic vulnerability no amount of diplomatic goodwill can insure against. But the crisis has also accelerated something the MarketWatch framing captured before the shooting started — the conditions under which Hormuz matters less are now being built in real time, under duress. https://policymaker.net/2026/04/01/victory-lap-closed-strait-trump-signals-iran-exit-without-reopening-hormuz/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://policymaker.net/2026/04/01/victory-lap-closed-strait-trump-signals-iran-exit-without-reopening-hormuz/ The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that President Trump has told aides he is prepared to wind down the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran while leaving the Strait of Hormuz largely closed — deferring what he views as an operationally complex reopening mission to a later phase, or to allies. The calculation is blunt: forcing the strait open would push the conflict past his stated four-to-six-week timeline, and Trump has decided that isn’t a price he’s willing to pay.