SECURITYJul 9 · 09:24 UTCASIA TIMESJohn Calabrese

Navalization of economic warfare makes trade routes into military targets

The article discusses how maritime shipping lanes, crucial for over 80% of global trade, are becoming military targets in economic warfare. It references the war in Iran, where Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, prompting a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.

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