Malacca Strait at Risk from Hormuz 'Chain Reaction' Warning

Is Malacca Strait at risk from Hormuz ‘chain reaction’ after warning from Iranian adviser?

An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has warned of “a chain-reaction response” in more critical shipping lanes, including in the Malacca Strait in Southeast Asia, after Iran declared another full closure of the Hormuz Strait before a fragile ceasefire is due. “The era of imposing security from across the oceans has come to an end. Today, not only has the security of Hormuz and Malacca been guaranteed under the shadow of our power and that of our strategic partners, but the...

By Laura Zhou