Iran Makes Hormuz Passage a Case-by-Case Deal

Two and a half months after the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began, the Islamic Republic is moving closer to selectively controlling tanker flows through the Strait of Hormuz in a sign that access to the critical chokepoint may never be as unconditionally free as it was before February 28. The suggestion that Iran has a large degree of operational control over vessels attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz is being reinforced by reports that two of Iran’s neighbors most severely affected by the de facto closure of the oil and LNG…