Thailand is looking to export food and raw materials to Iran and other Middle East countries in exchange for its ships being allowed to safely bring back cargoes of plastic pellets and fertiliser from the conflict region, according to the commerce minister.
So, the only reason the US would need help keeping SoH open is they want to declare mission accomplished and leave, instead of making a peace deal with Iran. Latter is not a genuine option, because Iran will be the toll booth to entire Gulf without US agreeing to all Iranian concessions. With or without a peace deal, US is unlikely to reinvest in GCC defense, and they are unlikely to reciprocate to US financialization bubble. US being unable to control Israel’s strikes on energy infrastructure results in destroyed GCC infrastructure retaliation, and much longer supply disruptions after the war.
There’s no reason for countries to not make a deal with Iran while the war is still going because US simply isn’t in charge of SoH, and is not sinking ships themselves.