The Strait of Hormuz Conflict: Why Controlling a Chokepoint is Harder Than Winning a War
... in the destruction of multiple naval warships, including the sinking of IRIS Dena frigate when it was torpedoed by nuclear attack submarine (SSN) off the Southern coast of Sri-Lanka in the Indian Ocean. However, despite suffering significant losses, Iran has still managed to impose naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Several commercial vessels including: tankers, namely Hercules Star, Stena Imperative, Libra Trader, Sonangol Namibe, Safesea Vishnu, Zefyros, and Skylight; bulk carriers including Gold Oak, Mayuree Naree, and Star Gwyneth; and container ...