With diplomacy suspended and escalation likely, Tehran’s threat to close the Strait — through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows — has reignited fears of an energy shock. Among the countries most often cited as vulnerable is China. But contrary to popular belief, China may be better positioned than others to withstand the fallout of such a crisis.
tirsdag 24. juni 2025
Strait of Hormuz blockade: Why Beijing is better prepared than you think
As missiles rain across Iran and Israel and further escalation looms, the global community is bracing for a possible strategic nightmare: the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which media reports said the Iranian parliament has approved. Since 13 June, Israel and Iran have plunged into their most intense military confrontation yet. Israel’s Operation Rising Lion struck Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure with deadly force, prompting a fierce Iranian retaliation — True Promise III — targeting Israeli cities, followed by a US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities under Operation Midnight Hammer.
With diplomacy suspended and escalation likely, Tehran’s threat to close the Strait — through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows — has reignited fears of an energy shock. Among the countries most often cited as vulnerable is China. But contrary to popular belief, China may be better positioned than others to withstand the fallout of such a crisis.
With diplomacy suspended and escalation likely, Tehran’s threat to close the Strait — through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows — has reignited fears of an energy shock. Among the countries most often cited as vulnerable is China. But contrary to popular belief, China may be better positioned than others to withstand the fallout of such a crisis.
