Strait of Hormuz – The Liberal Globe

Iran seized a state-of-the-art US submarine-UAV in the Strait of Hormuz

October 1, 2026

The seizure of an American Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is not merely another incident in…

Options for Resolving the Oil Market Crisis Are Running Out Dramatically

October 1, 2026

First, the Strait of Hormuz. Now, the Bab al-Mandab. Shipping through these two key routes—which handle over 30% of global oil trade—has been severely…

The nightmare on the oil route: Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and the Houthis control the Bab-el-Mandeb

September 17, 2026

Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. The Houthis control the Bab-el-Mandeb. The oil route now has a lock at both ends. This is not…

The Houthi victory and Saudi Arabia’s military isolation

September 17, 2026

The fall of the city of Mocha in western Yemen on September 10, 2026, and the Houthis’ establishment of a presence on Mayun Island—also…

China: The Long-Term Benefits of a Non-Reactive Strategic Stance in the Iran War

September 3, 2026

China had been watching the Middle East war from a distance, benefiting from US involvement and the withdrawal of its military assets away from…

A 15-country Αlliance led by Saudi Arabia is permanently expelling the US from the Middle East

August 27, 2026

The announcement of the new multinational naval alliance led by Saudi Arabia is not just another military initiative in a region accustomed to alliances,…

American anger will drown Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections, because of Iran

August 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump entered the war with Iran with the familiar certainty that accompanies almost every major political announcement: American power would quickly…

In September, USA collapses in terms of energy, due to the consumption of its strategic oil reserves

August 13, 2026

The protracted war with Iran is testing the limits of the US strategic oil reserves. The reserves created precisely for times of crisis are…

The cost of transiting the Strait of Hormuz for Western ships is finalized at 7% – Iran will earn $385 millions per day

August 6, 2026

Iran appears to be pushing for a 7% fee on all commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. However, the fee appears to exclude…