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DeepDraft Live Wire | Hormuz Blockade Turns to Compliance Attrition: OFAC Bars Iranian Safe-Passage Payments as Ford Exits Region (May 2, 2026)
OFAC’s May 1 warning makes Iranian Hormuz safe-passage payments a sanctions risk as USS Gerald R. Ford exits and blockade enforcement shifts into attrition.
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DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | April 26, 2026: Kinetic Escalation and Operational Distraction
The maritime security environment has moved beyond localized escalation into a phase of sustained operational disruption. Interdictions in and beyond the Strait of Hormuz are…
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DeepDraft Live Wire | Blockade Goes Global: VLCC Boarding Near Sri Lanka, Touska Seized, Sankalp Escorts Continue (April 22, 2026)
US Marines boarding VLCC Tifani near Sri Lanka signals a shift. Hormuz risk is now global, with Indian vessels under escort and interdictions extending across…
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DeepDraft Live Wire | Hormuz Escalation: Iranian Gunfire on Indian Vessels, Sankalp Escorts Activated, Larak Standoff (April 21, 2026)
Iranian gunfire on Indian-flagged vessels has reset Hormuz from controlled transit to active interdiction risk, naval escorts, Larak standoff, and identity threats now define passage.
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DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | April 19, 2026: Total Transit Cessation and Truce Collapse
The Strait of Hormuz is no longer restricted. It is closed. Following the collapse of the April 18 coordination agreement, all commercial transit has ceased.…