DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kmvmvb/hormuz_briefings) has announced the addition of the "Hormuz Briefings" subscription to their offering.
It hasn't happened yet, but if Iran decides to try, (and it has publicly declared that it will close the Strait of Hormuz in response to any attack by either the USA or Israel) what would actually happen? The devil is literally in the detail.
This alarming prospect generates reams of lightweight reporting from commentators who miss the detailed picture.
This report provides detailed, thorough and informed analysis of the operational (military) questions of exactly how Iran might try to close Hormuz and how the West would keep the strait open.
The authors have therefore set out to fill the Hormuz knowledge gap by publishing a series of specialist Briefings focusing in meticulous (and sometimes stark) detail on the way in which a Hormuz war can or might be fought.
For example:
- What are Iran's military options? How would Iran open the game? How would Iran initiate its mining campaign?
- What military steps are open to the West, and what effect would they have?
- How quickly would events play out? What are the time-lines?
- What would happen to oil flows while events played out?
- How would the miscellany of military assets available to both sides interact?
- Could the West lose? What are the key factors and actions needed to avoid losing?
This briefing will focus on data and geography to generate a disciplined, balanced, cool analysis of what might happen.
The aim is to give you a deep understanding of how events might turn out, to inform your own preparations and reactions if Iran acts. To do this we will combine maritime military knowledge from a panel of senior serving and retired military personnel with our understanding of the hydrocarbon industry.
The Hormuz question is complex and multi-layered. We will therefore deliver our analysis as a series of short Briefing Papers.
Each Briefing Paper will be prefaced by an executive summary followed by detailed analysis.
Future Briefings will cover:
Mine countermeasures (with timelines); Submarine warfare in Hormuz and the Arabian Sea; Anti-ship missile threats; Large warship capabilities in the Gulf; Asymmetric warfare and the threat from small vessel swarms; Countering small vessel swarms; Protecting tanker traffic in and around Hormuz; Warfighting issues in the Central and Western Gulf; Oil price reactions to a Hormuz war, and the economic effects of a blockade on Western economies. Additional Briefings will follow events as they turn out, always focusing on facts, data, balance and analysis.
*This is a monthly publication comprising 18 editions
Key Topics Covered:
Sample Table of Contents for Briefing #1:
Can Iran close the Strait of Hormuz using sea mines?
Psychological effects
Minelaying Techniques
Transition to War
Channel Mining
From covert to open warfare
Short-term results of minelaying
Conclusions
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