Military protection of shipping near Hormuz increases the risk of a wider confrontation

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UN cargo inspections provide sufficient safeguards for permitting fertiliser shipments through Hormuz

Fertiliser shipments should receive priority over oil tankers in negotiated passage through Hormuz

Diplomatic condemnation is insufficient to deter strikes on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran should be permitted to charge transit tolls in the Strait of Hormuz

Flag states bear primary responsibility for protecting merchant vessels over crew nationality nations

South Korea should cooperate with Russia on Arctic shipping despite Western efforts to isolate Moscow

Iran's attacks on commercial shipping cannot be justified as self-defence

NATO should expand naval protection for commercial shipping near Bulgaria

Gulf states should establish a joint naval mission to protect commercial shipping beyond Hormuz

A multinational naval mission is necessary to protect commercial passage through Hormuz

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz should precede negotiations over broader political concessions

US sanctions relief should be conditional on verified restoration of commercial passage through Hormuz

Arctic shipping is a credible alternative to the Suez Canal for South Korea's trade with Europe

Commercial shipping should not be targeted as a means of increasing economic pressure on Iran

The US blockade of Iranian ports imposes unacceptable costs on neutral shipping

South Korea should subsidise regular Arctic shipping before its commercial viability is established

China's use of civilian-looking vessels undermines maritime stability around Taiwan

Chinese maritime-militia activity east of Taiwan forms part of preparations for a blockade

Taiwan's partners should increase patrols in response to Chinese maritime-militia activity

Nuclear concessions should be negotiated separately from a ceasefire and the reopening of Hormuz