Tehran2 Filipino sailors died aboard the tanker Sidr.
Merchant crews, mostly South and Southeast Asian, bear the war’s human cost alone.
Iran cannot fully close the strait and the US cannot fully reopen it, analysts say.
Iran plans a new shipping “restricted zone” beyond the strait within days.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 450+ reports worldwide
- Al Jazeera Online
- emphasizes tit-for-tat US-IRGC strikes, Iran's Strait control claim, 20% global oil passage
- The New York Times leans critical
- Hindustan Times
- explains US economic punishment logic vs Iran's blockade rationale, foregrounds tanker insurance impact and Kharg's 90% pre-war export share
- RT
- foregrounds Iran's announced restricted shipping zone and sanctions-list consequences for insurance and vessel classification
Sources: The New York Times, Al Jazeera Online, Hindustan Times, RT