The Economist: “The Trump administration reportedly did not expect the strait to slam shut—another example of its short-sightedness in the prosecution of this war—and is scrambling for a response. ‘One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait open, safe, and free,’ the president wrote on social media on March 14th. Meanwhile Mojtaba Khamenei, or whoever is writing statements in his name—Iran’s new supreme leader has not been seen since he was named to the job a week ago—says it will remain shut.”“Mr Trump will struggle to make good on his promise. The geography of the strait favours Iran; so does the low risk tolerance of shippers and insurers. Yet Iran has a dilemma as well: so far, closing the strait has been a tactical win that has not achieved its strategic goal of ending the war. The battle for Hormuz may push both sides towards risky escalation.”