Donald Trump is in a tailspin over the Strait of Hormuz. One minute, he’s demanding that it be reopened, the next he’s saying he wants to charge ships a toll for moving through it, the next he’s announcing a full blockade.
This self-induced chaos has left both major exporting nations and shipping companies scratching their heads and wondering just what his “blockade” means. In the traditional sense – and familiar to anyone who’s watched The Phantom Menace – this would mean using the threat of military violence to prevent or control passage through.
