🏴‍☠️ 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: Week 8 Recap: Competing Blockades and Piracy Surge

April 27, 2026
In this episode of What's Going on With Shipping?, Sal Mercogliano dives into the eighth week of the intensifying maritime conflict between the United States and Iran. As both sides enforce competing blockades across the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea, the "choke points" are truly being choked, with significant implications for global trade and oil prices.

00:00 – Intro: Staged Takeover Analysis
01:25 – JMIC Update: Somali Piracy Surge
01:58 – "PEG LEG" & The Pirate Action Groups
03:05 – Regional Threat Overview: The Mine Question
05:41 – The "Umpire's" Data Check: Cargo vs. Tankers
07:22 – The "Donut Hole" & Global Impact
16:04 – Stateless Vessels & Article 110
27:50 – Soapbox: Why No LCS Surge?
33:18 – Economic Fury: Sanctions & Global Trade Shifts

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