Hormuz: Open for Hours, Dangerous by Nightfall The Strait of Hormuz did not slam shut in one dramatic moment. It narrowed, then darkened, then turned openly hostile. By the end of the weekend, what had briefly looked like a fragile easing had become something else entirely: a maritime confrontation with oil markets, diplomacy and military signaling all colliding in the same strip of water. | EUReflect | EUReflect