The Strait of Hormuz Remains Open...For Iran

Key points

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  International insurance has been canceled for all ships in the area.

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  Ships must sail close to the Iranian coast instead of using the middle channel.

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  Ships must dock at Imam Khomeini port in Khuzestan to get papers stamped.

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  Iran has set up a protection racket where cargo is not molested at all.

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  The US military is doing nothing to interrupt commercial flows going to and from Iran.

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  Iran can increase export volumes to nearly 2 million barrels per day.

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  The IRGC earns profits two and three times what they were earning before the war.

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  President Trump fired analysts who would normally point these things out to the chain of command.

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  The IRGC is getting more money now than they did before, which reinforces the Iranian structure.

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  Iran has no problem resourcing parts for missiles and especially drones from the Chinese.

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