According to the US Military Central Command, the ‘Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these positions posed a risk to international navigation in the Strait’
This Tuesday (17), the United States attacked Iranian positions in the Strait of Hormuz. “American forces successfully deployed multiple 5,000-pound deep-penetrating munitions [cerca de 2.300 kg] against fortified Iranian missile positions along the coast of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz,” says the US Military Central Command statement. “Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these positions posed a risk to international navigation in the strait,” it continued.
O operating as the natural border between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. The region is classified as the main energy chokepoint (logistical bottleneck) in the world. Approximately 20 million barrels of crude oil pass through its waters daily, a volume that is equivalent to around 20% of global consumption of the commodity. Understanding the geography and political chess of this route is essential to explain why a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran could cause a collapse in the global economy.
Since the beginning of the United States and Israel’s war against Iran, the site has been closed. However, on Sunday (15), a kept the tracking system activated, according to data from the MarineTraffic website, which “suggests that some transports may be benefiting from safe passage negotiated” with Iran.
Trump without support
United States President Donald Trump stated that “if necessary”, he would send the navy to escort ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This Tuesday, given the lack of support, he declared that the The United States “doesn’t need help” from anyone, not even NATO, to militarily reopen the Strait of Hormuzin a message on the Truth Social platform, criticizing his NATO allies.
“The majority of our NATO ‘allies’ have informed us that they do not want to be involved in our military operation against the terrorist regime in Iran,” the president declared. “Given the military success we have achieved, we no longer ‘need’ nor want help from NATO countries: WE NEVER NEEDED IT!“, Trump added.
War in the Middle East
The conflict in the Middle East reached its 18th day this Tuesday, with Israel announcing large-scale bombings against Tehran and against positions of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement in south Beirut. In just over two weeks, the war launched by Israel and the United States against Iran left more than 2,200 deadthe majority in Iran and Lebanon, according to authorities in the countries involved.
