Iranian state media said Parliament approved the measure
Igor Gielow
SAO PAULO, SP (FOLHAPRESS) – With scarce military options at hand, Iran again threatened to close the Hormuz Strait on Sunday, after being shot directly by the United States for the first time in the 46 years of history as an Islamic Republic.
Iranian state media said parliament has approved the measure, although there is no official documentation of this yet. But he stressed that the final decision is from the country’s Supreme Security Council, which involves military instances and the leadership of theocracy.
Strait is one of the global maritime bottlenecks, the way for about 20% of oil and derivatives and 20% of liquefied gas produced in the world.
In terms of sea traffic only, oil traffic is almost 30%. In the case of Saudi Arabia, Iran’s rival in the Muslim world, 90% of its production pass by, leaving the Persian Gulf towards the Arabia Sea and, from there, for the rest of the planet.
In its lower wide stretch, only about 40 km separate Iran from the Arabian peninsula. Theocracy has prepared over the years to the measure, equipping patrol boats with anti -viking missiles and developing a naval mine framework to be placed in the region.
According to data from Maritime Trade Screening websites, there are about ten super pediclers making traffic by hormuz on Sunday. Several countries, such as the United Kingdom and Greece, have already warned their vessels to leave the area as soon as possible last week when Israel began to attack Iran and vice versa.
Representative Esmail Kosari, an influential conservative of Parliament, told local media that “the measure will be adopted when necessary.” Earlier, Chancellor Abbas Araghchi had said that “a variety of options is available to Iran” retaliate the attack on three centrals from its US nuclear program.
The advantage of acting in the narrow is that economic disruption is certain, but there will be no attack on US military targets in the region. President Donald Trump has already said that if Iran did, he would double the military bet and bomb the country more broadly.
If Americans would cling the closure as a bass, however, it is uncertain, as the predictable increase in the price of oil would directly affect the country’s economy. Companies like Shell have already warned about catastrophic effects on the energy industry if the measure is taken.
In the current Middle Eastern crisis, the yamen hethis, Iran’s allies in the clash with Israel, have already shown the damage that can be done to world trade with some missiles and drones. Acting in the Red Sea, they forced the diversion of sea routes, making freight up to five times at times.
In the case of the Gulf, it is even worse, since there would be no alternative to the flow without hormuz.
