[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Nino Brodin [@Orgetorix](/creator/twitter/Orgetorix) on x 4877 followers Created: 2025-07-18 11:02:05 UTC Briefing Note: Hormuz and Trafalgar – The Strait as Weapon and Warning By Nino Brodin The Strait of Hormuz today stands as the maritime echo of another narrow passage once decisive in the balance of empire: the waters off Cape Trafalgar. In 1805, a confined stretch of sea became the fulcrum on which naval supremacy was settled. Britain’s control of that line did not merely defend its shores; it dismantled the maritime ambitions of continental powers and reshaped the strategic order of the century that followed. Hormuz carries a similar geometry and consequence. This narrow corridor between the Iranian coast and the Arabian Peninsula channels a fifth of the world’s oil and a quarter of its seaborne trade. It is not just a passage but a pressure point — one that can tilt markets, provoke confrontation, and expose the limits of military projection. There are few straight lines in strategy, but many narrow waters. Hormuz, like Trafalgar, is where geography tests intent, and where the illusion of distance breaks down. History does not repeat in such places — it concentrates.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [empire](/topic/empire) [echo](/topic/echo) [hormuz](/topic/hormuz) [Post Link](https://x.com/Orgetorix/status/1946163560653918311)
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Nino Brodin @Orgetorix on x 4877 followers
Created: 2025-07-18 11:02:05 UTC
Briefing Note: Hormuz and Trafalgar – The Strait as Weapon and Warning By Nino Brodin
The Strait of Hormuz today stands as the maritime echo of another narrow passage once decisive in the balance of empire: the waters off Cape Trafalgar.
In 1805, a confined stretch of sea became the fulcrum on which naval supremacy was settled. Britain’s control of that line did not merely defend its shores; it dismantled the maritime ambitions of continental powers and reshaped the strategic order of the century that followed.
Hormuz carries a similar geometry and consequence. This narrow corridor between the Iranian coast and the Arabian Peninsula channels a fifth of the world’s oil and a quarter of its seaborne trade. It is not just a passage but a pressure point — one that can tilt markets, provoke confrontation, and expose the limits of military projection.
There are few straight lines in strategy, but many narrow waters. Hormuz, like Trafalgar, is where geography tests intent, and where the illusion of distance breaks down. History does not repeat in such places — it concentrates.
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