From the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stake | Simon Tisdall
The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich off the coast of Tartus, Syria, September 2024. Photograph: APView image in fullscreenThe Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich off the coast of Tartus, Syria, September 2024. Its sole, self-serving purpose was to defend US trade, markets and business interests.
- ▪The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich off the coast of Tartus, Syria, September 2024.
- ▪Photograph: APView image in fullscreenThe Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich off the coast of Tartus, Syria, September 2024.
- ▪Its sole, self-serving purpose was to defend US trade, markets and business interests.
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The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich off the coast of Tartus, Syria, September 2024. Photograph: APView image in fullscreenThe Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich off the coast of Tartus, Syria, September 2024. Photograph: APOpinionStrait of HormuzFrom the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stakeSimon TisdallThe collapse of the rules-based order is not confined to the land: we’re imperilled as centuries of maritime cooperation sink beneath the wavesSun 26 Jul 2026 07.09 EDTLast modified on Sun 26 Jul 2026 07.22 EDTShareThe US military campaign to protect merchant shipping from Iranian attacks by asserting direct maritime control in the strait of Hormuz is not an idea unique to Donald Trump’s administration.
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