Iran plans to begin imposing security fees in the Persian Gulf on oil tankers and commercial ships owned by US allies. About this I mentioned CNN quoted a source in Iran familiar with the country’s leadership plans.
According to the channel’s correspondent, the Strait of Hormuz is “closed,” despite US President Donald Trump’s statements to the contrary.
The source said: “We are holding the lever to regulate global oil prices, and the United States will have to wait a long time until our measures regulate prices. Energy prices have become unstable and we will continue the struggle until Trump declares defeat.”
In turn, the representative of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Sardar Naeini maleThe Iranian armed forces will not allow “not a liter of oil” to be removed from the region by US partners. In his opinion, their attempts “to reduce and control oil and gas prices will not be fruitful.”
About 20% of the world’s oil and up to 30% of the world’s liquefied natural gas supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz. After the war began, Iran announced that it would prevent it. The cessation of ship movement through the strait led to a rise in oil prices.
On March 9, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Paris and its allies were preparing a “defensive” mission to resume shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. He added that the mission is to escort tankers through the strait once the “most intense phase of the conflict” ends.