🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran doesn't need to close the Strait of Hormuz to break global shipping.
Brandon Weichert spoke with maritime analyst Sal Mercogliano, who estimates that
5% to 15% of ships passing through Hormuz are now being attacked.
Yet tankers keep sailing.
Some operators are earning up to $1.4 million a day. Meanwhile, Sal described a sailor receiving just $15 extra for making the dangerous crossing.
But the bigger problem is what happens when enough ships are damaged.
Tankers need repairs. Shipyards are already stretched. And even if the war ended tomorrow, Sal believes the disruption could take years to unwind.
Then there's China.
While America's Navy is tied down in the Middle East, Beijing keeps expanding its fleet and building alternative trade routes.
The uncomfortable reality is that Iran can keep damaging global commerce without sinking every tanker, while China has spent years preparing for precisely this kind of disruption.
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If I'd worked hard on a paragraph, I wanted people to see it. Even when the point was already made. Deleting it felt like admitting the effort hadn't counted.
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Liverpool beat Brighton 2-0 for their first home league win of the season, while Bournemouth stun Manchester United with a 3-0 victory. Michael Carrick faces mounting pressure as United sit 16th, just one point above the relegation zone.