Tom Bowman
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 23 Aug
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strikes really have not accomplished enough because Iran is not only attacking those commercial ships, but also U.S.
bases and
Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, those countries have said their defenses have knocked out those Iranian missiles and no word on any damage from the U.S.
side.
You know, Leila, a guy I know on Capitol Hill said it's like two bucks locking horns.
You know, it's hard to say.
Iran has thousands of drones and missiles as well as fast boats that can lay mines.
Again, it may take weeks or longer for a stronger bombing campaign.
And the big question, if I'm a shipowner or an insurer, do I feel comfortable moving through the Strait?
Is the threat reduced enough?
Only they can answer that.
Here's another thing, Leila.
The U.S.
is now guiding ships through this southern path in the Strait of Hormuz just off Oman.
not escorting them, but basically in the area and saying, hey, here's a safer route.
That's the route Iran is attacking, saying ships have to come through their approved route closer to their shoreline.
Analysts tell me that the U.S.
will have to expand that Oman route for ships, and they may have to actually escort the commercial ships like we saw during the tank war in the 1980s, during the Iran-Iraq war.
That's very time consuming and takes probably a lot more ships to serve as escorts.
You know, President Trump and others have raised that possibility.
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