Tanker War

Washington Post

Wasn't the UN supposed to handle crises like this? In all the talk about this (and there has been plenty of that), the UN is not mentioned once.

I can suggest a solution: make the Straits of Hormuz International Property. Force any tanker there to be under international control,. protected by UN gunboats.

These gunboats could be provided by any country, but be under UN control. There is ample precedent for this, UN peacekeeping forces have been in existence for some time.

Before entering the area, any tanker must wait until a gunboat is assigned to protect it (placing UN observers on the tanker is also possible). The position (and identity) of all vessels in the Straits would be constantly monitored.

This will never happen, however. Countries reserve the right to wage war on any other country, for any reason. If this causes a huge war, this not seen as a problem, because it would clean things up. Weaker countries would disappear, and only the strong would survive.

This is the same reasoning used by the shooters now active in the US. They will survive, but the victims of their shooting will not.