The Straight of Hormuz is the only way into and out off the Persian Gulf. Unless a ship has business in the Persian Gulf, it has no reason to cross the straight.
I don’t see how sailing around Africa is a plausible alternative to the Strait of Hormuz…
It basically just means zero access in/out of the Persian Gulf at all. The closest thing to an alternative is overland access to the Red Sea through Saudi Arabia.
Now if we were talking about the Suez canal, that would make sense.
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You are thinking about the Red Sea/Suez Canal.
The Straight of Hormuz is the only way into and out off the Persian Gulf. Unless a ship has business in the Persian Gulf, it has no reason to cross the straight.
I don’t see how sailing around Africa is a plausible alternative to the Strait of Hormuz…
It basically just means zero access in/out of the Persian Gulf at all. The closest thing to an alternative is overland access to the Red Sea through Saudi Arabia.
Now if we were talking about the Suez canal, that would make sense.
Yeah… so, have you looked at a map lately?
The Red sea is actually next door (on the other side of the Arabic peninsula).