Straits of Hormuz: the West weak side

Today I’ve published an article (in Italian) on Affari Internazionali, the online magazine of the IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali):

Lo Stretto di Hormuz al centro della partita tra Iran e Occidente

(The Straits of Hormuz in the middle of the Iran-West face-off)

In 2004 a simulation showed the 5th Fleet’s inability to deal with a swarm of fast-attack boats like the one fielded by the IRGCN. The Pentagon should have found a solution to those issues, or keeping the Straits open will be a tough proposition even if Western economies can withstand a few days of oil shortage due to the use of national strategic reserves to keep oil price from rising too much.

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