I think there are no alternative routes for ships. Except maybe some Pipelines to bring mere small quantities to other shippable regions.

Does it help if there are alternate shipping routes around Iran to the Mediterranean, to the seas south of Asia, and to Russia? There may be some travel through north Iran though.

1. Kuwait – East or west side of the Bubiyan Island, to Iraq, to (30.77, 46.40), no further.

2. Iraq/Iran – At the mouth of the Shatt Al Arab waterway, to Iran.

a. To (30.74, 47.70), no further.

b. To Karun river, to (31.9, 48.8), no further.

3. (29.99, 48.72) to (30.4, 48.2), no further.

4. (30.01, 48.73), (30.02, 48.89), or the enormous river delta at (30.1, 49.1), to almost nowhere.

Well that was an exciting geological adventure. It does look like there's a concurrent, joined up waterway network all over the place, except for:

• Super low bridges.

• River too narrow, even just in one place.

• Road over a waterway that's just a load of earth piled up, blocking the waterway.

• Not deep enough.

• Swamp full of reeds and shallow parts that's a hunting nature area.

• Irrigation ditches through farmland.

A safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz could be achieved mainly through diplomacy between Europe and Iran. Key options include:

• EU–Iran negotiations (especially by Germany, France, and the UK) to guarantee freedom of navigation.

• A maritime security agreement creating safe shipping corridors and communication mechanisms.

• International mediation by the UN or neutral regional states like Oman or Qatar.

• A defensive international naval mission to monitor and protect commercial shipping.

Overall, a lasting solution would likely require de-escalation and political concessions on both sides.

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edit: nice, it's been fixed