Legal and Operational Issues in the Strait of Hormuz: Transit Passage Under Fire

Mar 15, 2026 | Mark Nevitt
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The Strait of Hormuz — a narrow chokepoint through which roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil transits — is now an active conflict zone. Iranian forces have struck multiple neutral merchant vessels and may be laying naval mines in the Strait, threatening one of the most important shipping routes in the global economy.