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

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Hosting US operations against Iran exposes Britain to retaliatory security threats

The United States and Iran should separate fertiliser-transit arrangements from nuclear negotiations

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

The United States should use military force to enforce its blockade of Iranian ports

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

The US blockade is an effective means of pressuring Iran into negotiations

Iran's maritime campaign is primarily intended to influence US political decisions

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

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