Iran Opened a China Lane Through Its Own Hormuz Protocol
Chinese ships passing after requests from Beijing proves controlled passage, not freedom of navigation.
Yosef Stern
Bureau: Jerusalem
The PGSA Application Form Is Still the Most Concrete Iran Document
Summit language says Hormuz should stay open, but the application form still tells ships what Iran wants.
A Floating Armoury Was Taken Toward Iran While Diplomats Discussed Openness
The Hui Chuan seizure turns Hormuz openness from diplomatic language into a question about a single ship.
Admiral Cooper's Degraded-Iran Claim Runs Into the Maritime Record
CENTCOM can say Iran is degraded, but the sea record still decides what degraded means.