Tensions have increased in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports from Tehran. Analysts suggest that Iran is strategically creating economic pain for regional rivals through actions involving commercial vessels.

Reporting from Tehran, FRANCE 24's correspondent Reza Sayah explains that "the arena has shifted from Iran, from the Gulf States, from Israel to the Persian Gulf, to the Strait of Hormuz" adding that "the greater strategy, the greater objective seems to be to create as much economic pain as possible for the other side".