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China, US war tensions ramp up as tanker remains stuck
A Chinese-linked tanker is being closely watched around the Strait of Hormuz as the US blockade risks a showdown between the world’s two biggest economies.
Tokyo | The Rich Starry, a US-sanctioned tanker linked to China, has spent most of its commission trying to avoid the spotlight.
But the ship, falsely flying a Maltese flag and carrying 250,000 barrels of methanol, was thrust into the Iran-US war this week as US President Donald Trump’s military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz escalated tensions between the United States and China.
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Strait of Hormuz blockade: the complex regional realities the US ignores at its peril
After the breakdown of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran, President Donald Trump has now ordered a blockade of the pivotal Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
It’s just the latest and most combustible phase of a broader regional conflict with global impacts and long, complex roots.
But while there has been copious analysis of this “coronary artery” of global oil and gas trade, much less attention has been paid to the history and sociopolitical fabric of the Hormuz region itself.
This is something of a blind spot, because understanding the deeper cultural dynamics of the strait and its surrounds can tell us something of what might now lie ahead.
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