Tanker traffic in and out of the Strait of Hormuz has slowed down. Both war risks and insurance costs are making companies hesitant to transit the strait, said maritime reporter Tomer Raanan.
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Tanker traffic in and out of the Strait of Hormuz has slowed down. Both war risks and insurance costs are making companies hesitant to transit the strait, said maritime reporter
Tomer Raanan.
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If the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for the next few weeks, oil prices will increase to “levels we have never seen before,” said oil analyst Matt Smith.
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The Washington Institute recently launched the “Maritime Attacks in the MENA Region” map, a project by Noam Raydan
and Farzin Nadimi. The map covers attacks and incidents related to commercial vessels and warships in key chokepoints and waterways across the region since 2017.
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Due to Iran's threats, oil and gas are not moving through the Strait of Hormuz, Noam Raydan told CBS News.
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Iraq’s oil production has fallen, putting the country in a “very vulnerable” position since part of its budget relies on oil revenues, said energy reporter Lauren Holtmeier.
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Iran expert @hdagres.bsky.social shares three key things she’s looking out for as the Iran war enters its second week, including the status of Tehran’s clerical establishment, possible defections within Iran's security apparatus, and the mood in the country.
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Farzin Nadimi spoke with @france24.com about Iran’s attacks against Gulf countries, Tehran’s ballistic-missile program, and the fate of the IRGC.
As the Iran war intensifies, oil prices continue to rise. Check out the “Maritime Attacks in the MENA Region” map, a project by Noam Raydan and Farzin Nadimi, to learn more about the conflict's impact on shipping and energy flows: www.washingtoninstitute.org/menamaritime/
📺Join us on Thursday, March 12 at 1 PM ET for an expert conversation with Hanin Ghaddar, April Longley Alley, and Michael Knights on Iranian proxies and their likelihood of escalation in light of Israeli and U.S. strikes on Iran. David Schenker will moderate the event.
If the Trump administration’s objective in Iran is regime change, “that’s going to probably require ground troops,” Institute expert @richardmnephew.bsky.social told ABC News.
Shipping and energy are at the heart of the Iran war. Visit the “Maritime Attacks in the MENA Region” map to understand the war's impact on energy flows.
Learn more: www.washingtoninstitute.org/menamaritime/
“The Iranian Kurds very much want to go home to topple the regime," David Schenker told @csmonitor.bsky.social. The Trump administration sees working with the Iranian Kurds' land forces "as a way to obviate the need for U.S. forces on the ground.”
“I think the key task for this week is to get oil flowing,” Michael Singh told ABC News. If oil doesn't start flowing, it will put "a lot of pressure on President Trump to do something to bring the war to an end.”
“Barring further Iranian attacks on its territory or a serious U.S.-Israeli effort to open a Kurdish front into Iran, Ankara will likely push for an end to the fighting once Washington and Tehran are ready,” writes Soner Cagaptay.
Hezbollah was "created more than 40 years ago to defend the Islamic regime" in Iran, "and that’s what they are doing,” Hanin Ghaddar told ABC News.
When Cyprus was struck by an Iranian-made drone earlier this week, Europe was drawn further into the Iran war. Should European countries play a military role in the conflict? Souhire Medini explains.
“By creating another front for Israel, the IRGC’s goal is to divert some military pressure from Iran and signal that the regime will activate all of its regional proxies if allied attacks continue,” writes Hanin Ghaddar.
Hezbollah was "created more than 40 years ago to defend the Islamic regime" in Iran, "and that’s what they are doing,” Hanin Ghaddar told ABC News.
“The more concerned Tehran becomes about the regime being toppled, the greater the likelihood it will employ external operations to raise the costs of the war and press for a ceasefire,” write Michael Jacobson and @mattlevitt.bsky.social.
What will the Houthis do? April Longley Alley explains why the war is presenting Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia with hard choices.
Targeting the Iranian regime by air alone is unlikely to achieve regime change.
But it might create the space within which an organized political opposition could coalesce to take on the clerical regime from within
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"Defeating Iran is the main goal of the current Middle East war, but Lebanon may offer the best opportunity for a breakthrough toward peace — if only President Trump would pay attention," writes Robert Satloff in the @latimes.com.
"Through it all, Israel will no doubt lean on the most unique element of this war: its unprecedented combined operations with the United States," writes Assaf Orion.
“Despite successes against Iranian missiles and air defence, Tehran’s arsenal has not been fully depleted,” writes Simon Henderson for the Arabian Gulf Business Insight.
When Gulf states decide how to respond to Iran’s attacks, “Washington should be willing to support their choices and coordinate with them on their responses,” writes April Longley Alley.
So far, Iran’s attacks on oil targets in the Gulf are part of a broader strategy of “applying graduated pressure, husbanding resources for a long conflict, roiling oil markets, and catalyzing opposition to the war in the United States and other countries,” writes Michael Eisenstadt.
It will be “increasingly difficult for U.S. military leaders to turn to Israel for help in times of both crisis and peace” if questions about the U.S.-Israel partnership continue to mount, writes Dana Stroul in @foreignaffairs.com. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
