Speedboats of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are seen during major drills in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf code-named the Great Prophet 9 on February 25, 2015.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned on May 18 that Tehran may block the Strait of Hormuz if efforts to restrict its oil exports persist.
Speaking in front of officials from more than 50 countries at the Tehran Dialogue Forum, Pezeshkian emphasized the strait’s strategic role in global energy flows.
“If energy can’t pass through the Gulf, the world will grind to a halt,” he said, accusing foreign powers of deliberately stoking regional instability to weaken Iran’s position.
The president also charged that certain actors aim to manipulate energy markets by pushing Iran to sell oil under duress, while simultaneously arming rival factions to inflame internal and regional divisions.
The Strait of Hormuz is the main route for oil and gas exports from major Middle Eastern producers to international markets. About 30% of the oil and 20% of the gas trade in the world passes through the strait. Disruptions or blockades in the vital naval route could significantly impact energy prices and global supply chains.
Pezeshkian’s warning came following reports of progress in indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the United States. Still, an agreement is not guaranteed.
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump said that any country purchasing oil from Iran will be barred from doing business with the U.S., with the threat of “secondary sanctions”.
“ALERT: All purchases of Iranian Oil, or Petrochemical products, must stop, NOW! Any Country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, Secondary Sanctions,” the president said in a post on Truth Social. “They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form.”
Iran is clearly taking Trump’s threat seriously. Pezeshkian’s warning shows that Tehran is willing to go to a confrontation with the U.S. over any additional sanctions if nuclear talks fail.
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look how houthi barefoot,sand dwelling,goatherders have blocked mandeb strait for so long. iran has tens of thousands of sea mines, speed boats, short/medium range antiship missiles, subs, integrated air defenses + hypersonics etc. if they were to mine the narrower strait of hormuz any mine-sweeping vessel would be sunk & any mine sweeping helicopter would be downed.oil flow will stop for as long as iran wants. the us & world economy will collapse
common knowledge is finally spoken out loud . meaning they are prepared for this .
iran shouldn’t ever negotiate with the jewsa. the only negotiating you can do with them or their j masters is through the sights on weapon systems.
they are weird if not confused. the revolutionary guard fighting with osama bin laden together in bosnia. allowing usa passage to afganistan through iran airspace. trying to get a deal , to have stolen assets returned an boycots lifted that are in place since the 1980s. have nuclear scientists killed because they are all in spy infested teheran.
they want so desperately to be friends with the west and instantly return to the good old late 1970s. thats is what isolation and soros media does to a country – probably very similar situation in myanmar.