Japan's 1987 Gulf Crisis Parallels Resurface as Tanker Route Threat Looms

The Diplomat draws historical parallels between the 1987 Persian Gulf tanker crisis and Japan's current strategic dilemma over potential Gulf closure. The piece highlights Tokyo's reliance on Gulf oil and its constrained military posture, suggesting continuity rather than a new development. It matters as it frames Japan's likely policy calculus amid renewed Gulf tensions.