The Strait of Hormuz is the only sea passage between the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. 20% of global crude oil exports transit through there
The President of the United States he threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if the Islamic Republic “does not fully open” the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
“If Iran does not fully open, without threats, the Strait of Hormuz within 48 HOURS from this precise moment, the United States will attack and destroy its various power plants, starting with the biggest“, he wrote Donald Trump on the social network he owns, Truth Social.
Trump’s message comes after the US military announced that it had weakened Iran’s ability to “threaten freedom of navigation” in the Strait of Hormuz, after this week attacking an underground arsenal located along the country’s coast.
The facility was used to store anti-ship cruise missiles and other materials, explained in a video posted on social media the leader of US Central Command, Brad Cooper.
O iranian army announced, in turn, this Sunday that will attack energy infrastructure and water desalination facilities in the region, if Trump carries out his threats to destroy Iranian power plants.
“If Iran’s oil and energy infrastructure is attacked by the enemy, all energy, information technology and water desalination infrastructure belonging to the US and the regime in the region will be targeted,” said the army’s operational command spokesman, Khatam al-Anbiyain a statement published by the Fars agency.
The source did not specify which “regime” it was referring to.
The Strait of Hormuz is the only sea passage between the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. 20% of global crude oil exports transit through there.
Since the beginning of the war, the attempts by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to block the passage of ships whose cargoes can benefit the US and Israel have drastically reduced (by 95%, according to sector analysts such as Kpler) the traffic of cargo ships and oil tankers in Hormuz, causing oil prices to soar.
Trump urged NATO allies or Asian countriessuch as South Korea, Japan and even China, which depend enormously on the region’s oil, provide military support in the strait to guarantee navigation for the same.
For now, none have committed to sending resources to the area.
