Trita Parsi at the Quincy Institute states that the idea of the Strait of Hormuz being fully open is “laughable”. While more ships are transiting, they incur “massive cost and huge risk”. Parsi told Al Jazeera that data contradicts the Trump administration's assertion that the strait is sufficiently open, adding that the more the US claims openness, the more it incentivizes the IRGC to strike ships and create headlines about transit difficulties. He emphasized the need for a deal to open the strait, lift the blockade, and end the war.