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Posted on 04/10/2026 7:55:44 AM PDT by Retain Mike
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Wednesday that the strait was open. He then put the onus on other countries to ensure the flow of traffic.
“It’s time for the rest of the world to step up and ensure that [the strait] stays open after President Trump and the War Department brought Iran to the place where they’re voluntarily opening it right now, as was announced last night,” Hegseth said during a Wednesday Pentagon press briefing.
Iran said Thursday there are now two routes – both controlled by Tehran – that ships could use due to the presence of mines in the strait. The regime issued a chart showing that a large section of the X wide strait was a danger to navigation due to possible sea mines. One of these is the Tehran tollbooth, which requires ships to provide documentation and sometimes payment to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard to sail around Larak Island, in Iranian territorial waters, and through the strait.
Iran remains in control of the strait, said Richard Meade, editor-in-chief of the London-based shipping analysis journal Lloyd’s List.
“As of this morning, the Strait of Hormuz remains both open and closed, depending on your position, both geographically and geopolitically,” Meade said during a Thursday webinar. “It is, if you like, Schrodinger’s Strait. Regardless of whether the ceasefire ultimately lasts, the Strait of Hormuz remains as open or as closed as it was prior to the prospect of a 10 or 15 point plan emerging.”
Iran claimed there were mines in the strait and provided a chart with two Iranian-controlled maritime traffic separations – one eastbound, one westbound – to avoid potential mines.
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it’s like negotiating with doberman’s
Perhaps Oman would like its waters cleared of mines.
Perhaps the US Navy could send in minesweepers if there’s still a ceasefire in the area.
“the Strait of Hormuz remains as open or as closed as it was prior to the prospect of a 10 or 15 point plan emerging”
In other words, Trump and Vance got snookered.
The What’s Going On With Shipping channel on YouTube is a good source for what is going on over there as the name of his channel implies.
Sur looks like it to me.
No. If Trump and Vance wanted the Strait opened+ - if the US had an economic need for mideast oil; then it would be wide open.
As it is - per AI...
China, India, South Korea, and Japan are the primary beneficiaries of oil transported through the Strait of Hormuz, receiving over 75% of the roughly 20-21 million barrels of daily flow. China leads, consuming over 37% of this transit volume. As a crucial chokepoint, it drives Asian energy security, though major producers like Saudi Arabia and the UAE rely on it for exports.
So. Let these countries go open the damn Strait.
I think they are documenting two things: The US wants peace. Iran wants war.
Yea, I like that. I said sociopathic tarantula.
Run the ships through Oman’s side of the strait. Make sure Iran isn’t paid a penny. If Iran interferes in any way with shipping in an international waterway on the Omani side, declare piracy and take no prisoners. We should try to minimize civilian casualties, but the only good pirate is a dead pirate.
Why is any small boat still afloat along the Iranian coast?
In the end, stopping the missiles will require boots on the ground. If we don’t want those to be American boots ... well, we have a problem that has to be addressed. If Trump won’t face that reality, he is still leaving Iran in de facto control, and everything else is posturing.
“Let these countries go open the damn Strait.”
At the very least some of those countries can publicly support the US in the war against Iran.
From what I read, I hope I remember this right, they allow up to 12 tankers a day through. Each pays some amount in crypto to Iran to pass. All the Russian Chinese and indian vessels pass, and a bunch of others have made agreementa. I know japan, Korea, Pakistan (?), Spain, phillipines.. I think they allow all Iraqi and oman vessels too. I think there are more
Also from what I read the japanese and Koreans were in a particularly desperate position and felt they had to make a deal fast
China has extensive mine sweeping capacity.
https://www.hisutton.com/China-PLAN-minesweepers.html
They want the oil sleep for it. They won’t because Iran is already letting those ships through in it’s territorial waters. So it’s still closed for any ships Iran doesn’t like. And open for those it does. Same as before the ceasefire. The U.S.is going to have to use the CH53s off the Tripoli and or bring in the Littoral combat ship with the mine modules mission sets it’s that simple
Yup, Iran is letting their buddies through.
They are not going to sweep up any mines they planted ever. It will have to be us or the Chinese since we are the only two nations with significant mine sweeping abilities. The UK or France might be able to do it over time but not like the two superpowers can. Make no mistake China is a blue water navy power now. They also have thousands of merchant militia ships armed and all over the world, the give zero Fs about maritime laws.
One of my buddies wives is from Thailand. She said they have no gas available. That their gasoline/diesel comes from Chinese refineries. China has decided to supply their county with what they are getting.
Thailand, a country of twenty million is back to riding bicycles.
That is a direct attack on the sovereignty of Oman.
I now remember Thailand was another country that made a Deal to get their oil through
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