"Navigation Extremely Limited": Top Shipper Warns IRGC Mines Complicate Hormuz Normalization
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-06-29 04:35 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Asia, Iran, Economy & Finance, Business & Economy, Asia Pacific
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The top executive of Japan's largest shipping company told the Financial Times in an exclusive weekend interview that the path toward normalization in the Strait of Hormuz remains far more complicated than anticipated. He warned that shipping volumes may stay well below prewar levels for months, as IRGC-laid mines are forcing vessels into narrow, safer corridors near Iran and Oman.
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