The UN's maritime warning turns Hormuz from a ceasefire talking point into a crew-safety problem. UN News reported that IMO officials continued to urge ships to exercise maximum caution after reports of strikes and confrontations in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where at least 41 vessel-related incidents had been reported to UKMTO since late February. [1]

The May 8 lead said the dilation had inverted into live ammunition against U.S. destroyers and tankers, making the negotiating window answer to the sea. NPR's AP file says shipping companies and insurers are unlikely to treat passage as normal while Iran fires on ships and warns vessels to coordinate with its military. [2]

That is the divergence. MSM can describe maritime risk as a sectoral complication. X prices every report as proof the deal is fake or the blockade is working. The UN language makes the practical point: naval escorts cannot substitute for an agreement that keeps seafarers alive.

-- YOSEF STERN, Jerusalem