Hormuz Confusion – Make it make sense!
Kit Knightly
Last month, I wrote an article tracking – or, at least, attempting to track – the very confused back-and-forth narrative around the Strait of Hormuz.
Is it closed or open? Who closed it and how? Were there mines or not?
These were just some of the questions to which it was impossible to find a single straight answer.
With peace talks underway in ...
The narrative surrounding the Strait of Hormuz is a masterclass in geopolitical disinformation, where facts are fluid, and contradictions serve strategic ends. The strongest version of this story acknowledges real tensions: Iran’s asymmetric capabilities—mines, drones, and toll systems—do pose a threat, even if its conventional navy is weakened. The U.S. decommissioning minesweepers before a crisis is either incompetence or a calculated risk, and its subsequent claims of mine-clearing without as...