NAVAL ESCORT

A view of damage to the hull of USS (FFG-58) while in dry dock in Bahrain. The damage was sustained when the ship struck a mine while on patrol in the Persian Gulf on 14 April 1988

Tanker War—When history passes again through the Strait of Hormuz

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Echoes of the 1980s Tanker War resurface as tensions grip the Strait of Hormuz in 2025, with shipping companies deploying historical lessons to navigate new threats in the world’s most critical maritime chokepoint