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The Trump administration\u2019s failure to anticipate that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 the narrow channel, 21 miles wide at its narrowest, through which 20% of the world\u2019s oil supply moves \u2014 is contributing to the largest oil supply disruption in history, according to former Navy officers and maritime experts.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s willingness to close the strait, in conjunction with an insufficient deployment of ships to the region, has resulted in the U.S. Navy\u2019s reluctance to escort oil tankers through the strategic waterway for the past two weeks.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a scenario that experts have warned of for decades, and one the administration ignored, said Sal Mercogliano, a maritime historian and professor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Campbell University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m kind of floored by the fact that the administration failed to plan or have any guidance in place for what to do with the commercial shipping,\u201d said Mercogliano, who noted that multiple ships have requested Navy escorts. \u201cIt just appears that the U.S. does not have sufficient resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. Navy has failed for years to prioritize its stock of ships to counter mines, despite decades of warnings that Iran could try to close the strait, said Jonathan Schroden, the chief research scientist at the Center for Naval Analysis.<\/p>\n

The Navy recently decommissioned four aging mine sweepers based in the Persian Gulf in Bahrain, Schroden said, and these arrived back in the U.S. about a week ago. Three newer ships replaced them, but he said the Navy has underinvested in building more ships and systems to counter mines.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMine countermeasure routinely found itself at the bottom of the priority list,\u201d he said. \u201cThe amount of capacity the Navy has was never much and dwindled over time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trump White House\u2019s rush to war doesn\u2019t appear to have allowed time to move adequate resources into the region, according to Gen. Mark Hertling, a former general and MS NOW national security contributor. \u201cIt\u2019s just a lack of understanding,\u201d he said, \u201cfueled by [Defense Secretary Pete] Hegseth and Trump not having an understanding of how the military works.\u201d<\/p>\n

On March 3, three days after the strikes began, Donald Trump announced that \u201cthe United States Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, as soon as possible.\u201d But when captains of oil tankers contacted the U.S. Navy escorts, they were told no ships were available.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe destroyers and cruisers have to be nearby to protect the carriers,\u201d said Mercogliano.<\/p>\n

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He noted that NATO allies have more demining ships than the U.S. Navy does, but the Trump administration has also failed to gain the support from NATO countries and some other regional allies for the U.S. and Israeli offensive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would normally be able to rely on our NATO allies to help,\u201d Mercogliano said.<\/p>\n

As Iran has fired on several ships over the past two weeks, ship owners have refused to transit the strait. As traffic gradually halted, oil prices began to rise.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright posted on X that a Navy ship had escorted a tanker through the strait. After the White House said that was false, Wright deleted the post, blaming it on a staffer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wright said Thursday in an interview on CNBC that Navy escorts would begin \u201crelatively soon.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re not ready,\u201d he said. \u201cAll of our military assets are focused on destroying Iran\u2019s offensive capabilities.\u201d Asked if escorts would begin by April, he replied, it was \u201cquite likely\u201d but declined to give an exact date.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that U.S. naval ships would escort tankers, also without offering a timeline for how quickly that could happen. Hegseth made similar assurances the next day, also with no clarity on timing.<\/p>\n

Mercogliano expressed surprise at the administration\u2019s lack of urgency. If the strait remains closed, a cascading effect will accelerate, he warned, which could lead to drilling and refining shutting down as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the admin understands the global impact of this,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat we have done is put a clamp on the femoral artery\u201d of the world\u2019s oil supply.<\/p>\n

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