These quotes say a whole lot of nothing imo. Even if the bogus claim of export volume rebound is ignored, the "higher cost, longer voyage times, heavier use of tankers and less spare capacity in the logistics system" is a direct consequence of Iran's ability to enforce its sovereignty over the SoH. It's attritional warfare that heavily favors Iran in the same way as a Shahed drone for a Patriot interceptor does. The language used in the last quote makes it appear as if this outlet is running a more palatable cover of the same rhetoric spewed by the US ruling class. "Weaponize chokehold" versus "enforce sovereignty" for example. I don't have time to read the full article or look into them further rn but do we know their political orientation?