Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 07/09/20263/17 That is very different from a traditional blockade. A blockade attempts to stop movement. This potentially allows movement to continue, but under conditions. Ships may still pass, while the consequences of how and where they sailed follow the vessel afterwards. 121
Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 07/09/20264/17 This is important because it begins to look like administrative architecture rather than temporary wartime disruption. You do not necessarily need to physically close Hormuz if insurers, charterers, banks and owners start deciding which ships are acceptable to use it. 120
Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 07/09/20265/17 This is something I wrote about in The Hormuz Crisis Volume 1. The central problem was never simply "open or closed". Maritime systems can continue operating while progressively degrading through risk, insurance, selective access and competing claims of control.amzn.euThe Hormuz Crisis Volume 1: The Illusion of Open Seas - February to April 2026The Hormuz Crisis Volume 1: The Illusion of Open Seas - February to April 2026 eBook : Oro, Ash: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store 110