Abstract This report begins from a verified chokepoint shock: the U.S. Energy Information Administration states that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on March 2, 2026, and that this closure raised Middle East–to–Asia VLCC tanker rates to record levels in the relevant dataset. That fact matters because the Strait of Hormuz is not simply a … Leggi tutto Russia–India Oil Re-Routing, Hormuz Closure Risk, and the Military-Industrial-Financial Complex