Earlier warning flagged tightening control
“This moment requires clarity. So let’s be clear: the Strait of Hormuz is not open,” he said.
“Access is being restricted, conditioned and controlled.”
He argued that such conditions effectively shift the nature of the passage from open transit to controlled access, raising concerns over the integrity of global shipping routes.
“Conditional passage is not passage. It is control by another name.”
Gap between markets and reality widens
The Thursday remarks also highlighted a growing…
