Military escort for tankers in Strait of Hormuz not long-term fix: IMO head
The head of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) stated that military escorts for tankers in the Strait of Hormuz are not a long-term solution to ongoing risks. This statement comes after calls from the US for an international naval operation to secure oil shipments in the region.
The story so far
- Mar 16
- Mar 17
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Open questions and key claims
Military escorts in the Strait of Hormuz are not a sustainable solution.
A military deployment was “not a long-term or sustainable solution”.
Securing the waterway “should have always been a team effort, and now it will be”.
The marine channel in the Gulf had been the gateway for 20 percent of global energy supplies.
2,500 [US] Marines will not make any difference whatsoever to opening up the strait.
They have said that they will set ablaze any tanker that tries to move through.
If the cost goes up, everything that you consume or use will become more costly too.
The strait of Hormuz is a geographical bottleneck through which 20% of the world’s oil normally flows.
Who and where
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