[Lockbox]

1. Routes are dictated by insurance companies, a war zone basically is a no go zone.

2. The cost of a sunk oil tanker goes way past lost cargo and into environmental issues.

So the Red Sea is effectively closed to commercial traffic.

[NautiNurse]

Excellent points.

[Organic Panic]

If we had a president that wasn’t owned by our enemies, Iran in this case, a few cruise missiles launched in to Tehran would stop this immediately. It is embarrassing a few dirty turd worlders have stopped international shipping while the Chomo in Chief of the most powerful navy in history just lets it happen.