Hormuz Isn’t Closed Anymore. But It’s Not Fully Open, Either.
The article indicates that Hormuz remains constrained but not fully closed, with the Trump administration adopting shadow-fleet tactics to maintain energy-supply flows. For Australia, partial Hormuz disruption reduces but does not eliminate fuel-security risk, affecting defence-force operational sustainability and underpinning Australia's energy-dependent manufacturing and export economy. The US ability to work around closure through unconventional logistics improves allied resilience, but Australia must verify its own fuel-reserve adequacy and decoupling posture if this tactic fails.
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