Why Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Blockade May Be a Gift to China
A U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz may give China a legal precedent to justify future moves against Taiwan.

The U.S. seems ready to block Iran’s primary oil tradeway “indefinitely.”Donald Trump dodged questions Thursday about a lack of progress at the Strait of Hormuz, instead claiming that “no ship” was passing the blockade that the U.S. had imposed on the waterway at the beginning of the week.“How long can you sustain the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz?”…
A U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz may give China a legal precedent to justify future moves against Taiwan.
Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned it would will shut the strait again if the US blockade continues, which Trump said would remain in place until the conflict was fully concluded – key US politics stories from 17 April at a glanceIran’s foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels, reinforcing hopes for an…
Iran announced that the critical global shipping lane known as the Strait of Hormuz is “completely” open after being mostly closed since the war between the U.S. and Iran broke out earlier this year. “In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period…
The sanctioned Chinese oil tanker that appeared to have crossed the Strait of Hormuz after the US blockade was implemented had been stopped and forced to dock in Iran, new tracking data shows.