If there is one element that is blocking the Trump Administration in its joint war with Israel against Iran, it has been the Iranian economic counterattack in the form of the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a step that monopolizes 20% of the world’s flow of oil and natural gas. Since they began to bleed Republicans with respect to public opinion, in general, and even in their own ranks, in particular; The criticism involves blaming the US Government for getting into a war that is foreign to the interests of the US, and for the lack of foresight of the economic impact of a war – which has set the entire Middle East on fire.
This morning, one of the most key figures in the Trump Administration, has been asked both why it translates into a barrel of Brent that has once again pulverized the $100 barrier, and whether Tehran’s capabilities to respond through the threat to oil tankers and cargo ships had been taken into account. This is the head of Washington’s energy or natural resources policies, the Secretary of State for Energy, Chris Wright.
In one, Wright has left a moment that is being discussed a lot on social networks, where the ironies and mockery of those who cannot decide whether to call him Sherlock Holmes or Captain Obvious emerge. In this sense, the journalist has asked the Secretary of State for Energy the following question: “If you were prepared [para el ataque a Irán]”Why is the Strait of Hormuz closed right now?”
The question of the millions: “If you were prepared… why is the Strait of Hormuz closed right now?”
Chris Wright has responded in the following way to why the Strait of Hormuz is blocked, under the danger of being attacked and set on fire by pro-Iranian forces in the region or by the Iranian troops themselves who keep armed light vessels and different types of underwater drones in underground facilities. His answer has been simple and available to any analyst with a geography book at hand: “Because it is right next to the Iranian coast.”
“Because it is right next to the Iranian coast”
Chris Wright, Secretary of State for Energy, in response to why the Strait of Hormuz is blocked
This is a question that comes only a few hours after the same Donald Trump who claims to have destroyed the Iranian Army has demanded support from NATO partners for an international fleet to protect vessels trying to cross. A claim for support that has come with the usual forms of the American president, .
“It’s appropriate that the people who are beneficiaries of the Strait help make sure that nothing bad happens there,” Trump said in an interview at the also including China in that request, despite the fact that its oil tankers, as well as those of the Russian ghost fleet, are not being attacked by an Iran that has said that anyone who cuts ties with the United States will be able to cross. “If there is no response or if it is a negative response, I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO,” Trump added of the umpteenth attempt to involve more countries in his .
Okay, but then, do you really know how long the war will last?
On the other hand, and in statements to another chain, Chris Wright has assured that “we were aware that there would be a short-term disruption” and has also given a forecast on the time horizon of how long it will last.
In line with this argument and with that of justifying the intervention that Tehran was involved in, for which no evidence has been provided, Wright has spoken of “short-term suffering.” However, the Secretary of State for Energy has stated that “I believe this conflict will end in the coming weeks.” To which he added that “it could be even sooner.”
