[This Iran war post is launching before complete. Please return or refresh this page at 8:00 AM EDT for a final version] Even with the US and Iran being more in threat display than hot action mode, we seem to be in an ongoing low-level skirmish over tanker transits in and around the Persian Gulf. some ships that had been bottled up in the Gulf are trying to make their way past the US blockade. This image from the Bloomberg landing page is not at the very top; that is all about the Trump-Xi meeting: A key point that sadly needs repeating: the media fixation on merely exiting the Strait of Hormuz is mislead. Ships that have come from Iranian ports or have gone through the Iran clearing process are subject to US interference. Yes, only a very few have been boarded or attacked, but many more have turned back, presumably after having been challenged by the US Navy. The Japanese transit is significant.…