The President of the United States, Donald Trump, warned Iran this Saturday (18) and said that the country cannot “blackmail” Washington with its changes in position on the Strait of Hormuz. “We’re talking to them. They wanted to close the straits again — you know, like they’ve been doing for years — and they can’t blackmail us,” Trump said at a White House event.
After announcing the reopening of the crossing on Friday (17), the . The reopening, on Friday, of the crucial maritime passage for the global transport of oil was well received on the stock exchanges and generated optimism in Washington
In the midst of the new lockdown, the British maritime security agency reported, after the Iranian Army announced the closure of the shipping route.
The Islamic Republic had “agreed in good faith to authorize the passage of a limited number of oil tankers and commercial ships” through the strait, but the Americans “continue with acts of piracy supported by the so-called blockade”, reported this Saturday the central command of the Iranian Armed Forces.
On Friday, a Iranian authority had informed that the case the president of the United StatesDonald Trump, maintain the naval blockade in the region. The statement was released by the Iranian agency Fars, which classified the American’s decision to maintain the restrictions as “blackmail”.
Trump published on the Truth Social network that the blockade on Iranian ports will be maintained until conclusion of a peace agreement. The message was released after the US president thanked the Iranian government for liberating the Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire agreed between Lebanon and Israel.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
Strait of Hormuz │GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP
The Strait of Hormuz was closed on February 28 after an attack by the United States and Israel against Iran. The sea passage located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, . 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
