Hormuz reopening clouded by diplomatic cracks and mine risks
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The Strait of Hormuz has tentatively reopened with 19 vessel transits recorded after nearly four months of closure. However, diplomatic tensions and risks from mines threaten the stability of this crucial shipping corridor.
Vessel tracking services recorded 17 transits through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, with two more logged in the early hours of Friday, tentative signs of life in a waterway that has been effectively shut for nearly four months. But the diplomatic architecture underpinning the US-Iran memorandum of understanding is already showing fractures, and industry …