

@thepacketrat@infosec.exchange
Principal Threat Poker @ Sophos X-Ops. Natsec/Infosec Editor Emeritus and now infrequent contributor @ Ars Technica. Ex Navy officer and actual battleship sailor. Verified cat furniture. Bird paparazzo. Still mostly s*posting as @[email protected]. Also federating and
(Reuters) β US Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-navy-tells-shipping-industry-hormuz-escorts-not-possible-now-2026-03-10/

Reuters
US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for nowThe U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since βthe start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now, according to sources familiar with the matter.