The West couldn't secure the Red Sea against the Houthis. The Strait of Hormuz is far more difficult.
Western powers were unable to secure shipping in the Red Sea. Hormuz will be harder
The Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect the Strait of Hormuz for energy shipping face a stark reality: a similar effort in the Red Sea that started years earlier cost billions of dollars and ultimately failed against Yemen's Houthis.



