Is the Strait of Hormuz closed again? | ask ian

In his latest "ask ian," Ian Bremmer says the Iran ceasefire has fallen apart, but the region has not yet returned to all-out war. Subscribe to GZERO's YouTube channel and turn on notifications (🔔):    / @gzeromedia   Sign up for GZERO's free newsletters on global politics: https://www.gzeromedia.com/subscribe President Trump is signaling a renewed confrontation with Iran, including a potential blockade of Iranian ports and threats of tolls on ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz. Ian says the US can apply pressure, but it cannot make the strait safe by declaration alone. Iran does not need to fully close the strait to create global disruption. It only needs to make shipping dangerous enough that crews do not want to go, and insurers are not prepared to cover the risk. That is why oil prices are rising again. Hormuz is not closed, but it is becoming less reliable, and that has consequences for energy, petrochemicals, fertilizer, food, and supply chains. “Neither side can get to a deal alone,” Ian says, noting that both Washington and Tehran can prevent the other from getting what it wants. The risk now is whether disruption stays limited to ships or escalates toward Gulf infrastructure, where the costs would be far higher. Keep up with global news and why it matters. Follow GZERO! X: https://x.com/gzeromedia Instagram:   / gzeromedia   PUPPET REGIME on Instagram:   / realpuppetregime   TikTok:   / gzeromedia   LinkedIn:   / gzeromedia   Facebook:   / gzeromedia   Threads: https://threads.net/@gzeromedia Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gzeromedia.com GZERO World on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... GZERO World on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/13QW2sL... GZERO Media, a Eurasia Group company, is a multimedia publisher providing news, insights, and commentary on the events shaping our world. Our properties include GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, our weekly show on US public television; our newsletters GZERO Daily, GZERO AI, GZERO North, and GZERO Daily with Ian Bremmer; our parody series Puppet Regime; our digital video series including Ian Bremmer's Quick Take every week; and the GZERO World Podcast. Our content is free and available at https://www.gzeromedia.com/ #askian #gzero #iran #hormuz