As President Donald Trump looks at ordering US Navy ships to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, for naval analysts and historians, there’s a distinct feeling of “been there, done that.”

There are several ways the United States could attempt to reopen the waterway, all of which carry substantial risks.

Greeks, Ottomans and Portuguese all sought to control the Persian waterway, whose shores were once dubbed the Pirate Coast.

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz into the crosshairs of yet another geopolitical conflict.

US officials are furiously trying to avert a potential monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz, privately acknowledging that reopening the key waterway is a problem without a clear solution and dependent at least in part on what lengths President Donald Trump is willing to go to force the Iranian regime’s hand,

US Central Command says intelligence support and missile radar used to monitor ship movements have also been destroyed.

But at just 35 miles wide, it did. It’s just the latest evidence of how dependent the global economy is on a handful of choke points.

PARIS, March 21 (Reuters) - The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries said on Saturday they stood ready to take necessary measures to support global energy supplies and reaffirmed the importance of safeguarding maritime routes,

The United Kingdom, France, Germany and others have signaled their commitment to join U.S.-led efforts in securing the Strait of Hormuz following pressure from the Trump administration.

An Iranian official told Tasnim the U.S. will face “unprecedented” losses not seen since World War II if Kharg Island were seized.