Iran counterattacks with one of its most powerful weapons at the moment. The interim government of the Islamic Republic has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuzone step fundamental for international tradein .
He has done it by means of threats. It was the general of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ebrahim Yabari, who warned that “we will set fire to any ship that tries to cross the Strait of Hormuz.” “We will not allow not a single drop of oil leaves the region“, he blurted out in an interview on the Tehran regime’s public television.
The closure of this maritime enclave it has already occurred in fact on saturday after the first military wave from Washington and Tel Aviv against Tehran. Fearing possible reprisals, the main operators and shipping companies chose to suspend its coverage and its routes through the area, leaving a ‘void’ which has become total this Monday after the ‘formal’ closure order.
The threat comes after the first attacks on boats. Hours before, the Revolutionary Guard reported having An oil tanker called ‘Athens Nova’ was hit with two droneswith a Honduran flag and described as an “ally of the US”, which burned after the double impact. This is included among 28 attacks against US or allied targets.
He Strait of Hormuz It is one of the most destabilizing elements on the world scene because it is the great route for trade of goods across the sea.
Various studies detail that through its ‘narrow’ waters south of Iran, 20% of total oil, with between 17 and 20 million barrels of crude oil per day, and around 35% of the total products transported by sea. He blow is especially sensitive for Chinahighly dependent on the Strait route for its oil supplies and for a good part of its exports to the rest of the world.
