U.S. Mulls New Plan to Hinder Iran's Oil Exports

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Syria remains fragile. Now that the dust has settled, various armed groups (including Assad regime loyalists) have risen from the ashes after regrouping. For now, these are fairly isolated armed engagements, but are worth monitoring. The U.S. is said to be considering (according to Reuters sources) a plan to ask its allies to stop and inspect Iranian oil tankers. The U.S. plan would have allies stop Iranian tankers passing through key chokepoints such as the Malacca Strait off Malaysia. The enactment of this…