U.S. think tank warns that the Holmuz crisis is likely to push more countries to revisit strait control Right

On 28 February 2026, following the war waged by the United States and Israel against Iran, the shipping order in the Strait of Hormuz changed fundamentally. Previously, the key route linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman had been operated in accordance with the rules of navigation established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and ships of States could travel freely through the Strait. The Senior Fellow of the Transatlantic Security Initiative of the Atlantic Council of the United States of America, Scorcroft Strategic and Security Center, Elisabeth Braw, stated that Iran had imposed a de facto blockade after the attack, preventing a large number of vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. She believes that even if the United States and Iran reach an agreement in the future to restore free pre-war navigation, Iran ' s current use of strategic sea lanes as a geopolitical tool, as well as the way the United States responded to the crisis, have weakened the global maritime order and may encourage other States bordering straits to take similar measures。