Iran Blocks Strait of Hormuz, Escalating Middle East Tensions

Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz following attacks by U.S. and Israeli forces, choking one of the world’s most critical oil shipping lanes. Hundreds of tankers are idling at both ends of the narrow waterway, pushing global oil prices to precarious highs. President Trump vowed to reopen the passage “one way or another,” indicating a potential escalation, but the strait’s terrain favors Iran’s asymmetric warfare tactics, which use small, dispersed, and elusive weapons systems to