Robert Murrett: A US Vice-Admiral On The ‘Very Tough Challenge’ Of Hormuz

(Alex Raufoglu – RFE/RL) As tensions surge in the Strait of Hormuz following President Donald Trump’s announcement of Project Freedom, an effort to get commercial shipping traffic flowing, the fragile cease-fire between Washington and Tehran appears increasingly strained. Shipping giant Maersk said one of its vessels successfully transited the strait under US military protection on May 4, even as risks persist. With questions swirling over how the US Navy would secure maritime traffic under active threat, and whether the current approach can prevent a broader conflict, RFE/RL spoke with retired Vice Admiral Robert Murrett. A former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and senior intelligence official at US Joint Forces Command, Murrett is now a professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and deputy director of its Institute for Security Policy and Law. – Robert Murrett: A US Vice-Admiral On The ‘Very Tough Challenge’ Of Hormuz