>It takes a hegemon like the US and its allies to keep the sea lanes open

Sea Lanes Opened by the USA: 0 Sea Lanes Closed by US Interventions: 1

This tally only makes sense if you believe history started 2 years ago. The US literally re-opened the Strait of Hormuz itself back in the 80s during the Tanker War, at the very least for Kuwaiti oil tankers during Operation Earnest Will.

The current administration clearly does not care about freedom of navigation operations, but every other post war administration made it a major priority and they are still being conducted in spite of the current cluster.