Note the shallowness of the waters. It's not the width of the strait, it's the depth of the water that's the threat. Iran could sink a tanker there before anybody could do anything about it. And even if we retaliate, the damage is done........
Note the shallowness of the waters. It's not the width of the strait, it's the depth of the water that's the threat. Iran could sink a tanker there before anybody could do anything about it. And even if we retaliate, the damage is done........
I get it. I saw the scale of miles and depth charts in your graphic. I am not sure what the draft is on a tanker, but it seems reasonable that the others can circumvent a wrecked one with the available waters. We reflagged Kuwaiti tankers and escorted them in the 80's in response to Iranian threats. Any potentially threatening areas where they have mine-laying vessels or 'Sunburn' type anti-shipping missiles would see immediate attention if hostilities were imminent.