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ISLAMABAD TALKS COLLAPSE: TRUMP ORDERS NAVAL BLOCKADE OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
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Athens calculates the blockade's impact on its merchant fleet, the world's largest for oil transport
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Athens watches the announced Hormuz blockade with the nerves of a country whose merchant fleet is the world's largest. Greek Reporter framed the event as a 'massive escalation' threatening 'global energy markets' — a phrase that translates immediately into dollars for Greek shipowners. Greece controls roughly 20% of global oil tanker tonnage; a Hormuz blockade would turn Greek tankers into either potential targets or instruments of circumvention depending on the side chosen.
Almost exclusively economic and maritime framing
No humanitarian dimension
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