Nearly 100 ships pass the Hormuz Strait - who is getting through?

"The ship was likely responding to some set of directions from Iran."

— Bradley Martin , Academic

"My takeaway is that Iran is closing and controlling the strait by the fear of attack and also the fear of mining."

— Michelle Wiese Bockmann , Academic

"They probably have some agreement in place with Iranian authorities that if they stick to a defined lane they're safe."

— Michael Connell , Academic

"A traditional minesweeper which is conducting slow, painstaking work is going to find it tricky to hunt for mines and deactivate them if they are also under air and surface attack."

— Arun Dawson , Academic