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US Calls on Allies to Provide Naval Escorts in the Strait of Hormuz

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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
The Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker Shenlong Suezmax successfully docked at Mumbai Port after navigating the high-risk Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026, in Mumbai, India. (Getty Images) Share to Twitter
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The Liberia-flagged crude oil tanker Shenlong Suezmax successfully docked at Mumbai Port after navigating the high-risk Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026, in Mumbai, India. (Getty Images)

On Radio National Breakfast, Bryan Clark discusses the impact of Iran’s three-week-long closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has brought shipping to a halt and hampered a fifth of the world’s oil supplies. He talks about which nations will send their navy to protect the strait’s shipping lanes.