WASHINGTON — The conflict between the United States and Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a live testing ground for commercial geospatial intelligence — a role similar to what the Ukraine war played for satellite imagery providers.
The narrow waterway linking the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman carries roughly one-fifth of the world's seaborne oil trade, making it one of the most strategically important shipping chokepoints in the global energy system.
The result is a suddenly urgent demand for real-time visibility into what is happening on the water.
