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Iran War: Can Trump Really Take over Strait of Hormuz as He Threatened?
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Iran war: Can Trump really take over Strait of Hormuz as he threatened?
Iran war: Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is considering taking over the Strait of Hormuz and that the US Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the strait ‘if necessary’. The problem for Trump is that under international maritime law, no single nation controls the Strait of Hormuz
Trump is making Jimmy Carter’s mistake on Iran and oil
The American-Israeli war on Iran has spiked oil prices, as tankers hesitate to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean through which some 20 percent of global oil trade passes. To keep oil flowing from the region, President Trump has promised U.S. naval protection to ships traveling through the strait, if necessary.
After a sharp rise, the price of oil fell after Trump's sharp threat to the authorities in Iran not to disrupt navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump Threatens To Take Over Strait Of Hormuz If Iran Tries "Anything Cute"
US President Donald Trump has threatened to take over the strategically critical Strait of Hormuz if Iran tries anything "cute" and attacks more American and Israeli targets in the Middle East.
Donald Trump, president of the United States, said that the war with Iran is “practically over” and that he is considering “taking control” of the Strait of Ormuz, by which he claims that ships are already transiting. “I think the war is almost over,” Trump said in a phone call with CBS on Monday, March 9, in which he said that Washington and Israel are “very ahead of schedule (predicted for Operation Epic Fury)” and that Tehran “has no armed fo…
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