{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Iran Could \u201cNarrow\u201d the Strait of Hormuz","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article100464.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article100464.html'\u003EIran Could \u201cNarrow\u201d the Strait of Hormuz\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETomorrow\u2019s headline might innocently read: \n\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\n\tLiberian freighter Sinks in the Strait of Hormuz - \t    Iranian Navy rescues crew - begins investigation \n\u003Cbr class='autobr' \/\u003E\nOnly Iran would know that this was the beginning of its new Sea Lane Denial Strategy called: TOP, which stands for \u201cTactical Obstacle Placement.\u201d  Under this creative naval doctrine, the freighter, sinking in the narrow shallow waters of the ingress transit lane, would become an instant hazard to navigation.  Due to its bunker and other (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}