The Iran Deal Couldn’t Restore Old Maritime Order, Analyst Raydan Says

(Alex Raufoglu – RFE/RL) As Washington and Tehran trade accusations over the collapse of their latest cease-fire, the real battle may be unfolding far from the headlines — in the shipping lanes of the Strait of Hormuz. For Noam Raydan, the William Sudhaus Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the unraveling of the 60-day memorandum of understanding (MoU) was always likely to expose unresolved disputes over who controls one of the world’s most strategic waterways. Speaking to RFE/RL, Raydan explains why Iran’s campaign at sea goes far beyond isolated ship attacks, what recent tanker strikes reveal about Tehran’s strategy, and why the coming days of ship-tracking data could determine whether a new maritime order is taking hold. – The Iran Deal Couldn’t Restore Old Maritime Order, Analyst Raydan Says