TRUMP CAN STRIKE IRAN AGAIN . HE CANNOT BOMB HORMUZ OPEN

What happened: A commentary piece argues that US airstrikes cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz, because commercial shipping depends on crews and insurers judging passage safe, not on naval power alone. Why it matters: The piece says strikes, escorts, or seizing Kharg Island each carry costs without guaranteeing normal trade, and that higher freight, insurance, and fuel prices plus Gulf economic contraction show the bill is already being paid, with Asia most exposed.

A commentary piece argues that US airstrikes cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz, because commercial shipping depends on crews and insurers judging passage safe, not on naval power alone.

The piece says strikes, escorts, or seizing Kharg Island each carry costs without guaranteeing normal trade, and that higher freight, insurance, and fuel prices plus Gulf economic contraction show the bill is already being paid, with Asia most exposed.