US intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait chokehold soon: Reuters
Tehran is expected to keep pressure on the waterway as 21 miles of shipping lane carry a fifth of global oil trade, U.S. officials said.
- Recent intelligence from the United States warns Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz soon, as Tehran views its grip on the waterway as primary leverage over the United States.
- Since the war began on February 28, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has blocked the Strait using mines and attacks on civilian vessels, sending world oil prices to multi-year highs.
- Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, stated the United States inadvertently handed Iran a "weapon of mass disruption," with Tehran's chokehold "much more potent than even a nuclear weapon."
- A White House official said President Donald Trump is "confident that the strait will be open very soon," though Trump posted on Truth Social he could "easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL, & MAKE A FORTUNE.
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Sources: U.S. intelligence warns Iran unlikely to ease Hormuz Strait hold soon
Iran is unlikely to surrender that leverage over the Strait of Hormuz any time soon, according to the three sources; Trump tried to downplay the difficulty of reopening the Strait, which carries a fifth of the world's oil trade
Strait of Hormuz now Iran’s weapon of mass disruption
WASHINGTON — Recent US intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over the United States, according to three sources familiar with the matter.The finding suggests that Tehran could continue to throttle the strait to keep energy prices high as a means of pressuring US President Donald Trump to find a quick o…
Iran Expected to Keep Tight Control of Hormuz Strait, US Intel Warns
Recent U. S. intelligence reports indicate that Iran is not likely to reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon, as controlling this key oil route gives Iran significant leverage against the United States. This control allows Iran to manipulate energy prices, which may pressure U. S. President Donald Trump to withdraw from an unpopular war lasting […] The post Iran Expected to Keep Tight Control of Hormuz Strait, US Intel Warns appeared first on Modern D…
U.S. Intelligence Says Strait of Hormuz Won't Open Easily, Possibility of Prolonged Blockade It is reported that U.S. intelligence officials believe there is little likelihood that Iran will lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the near future. As control over the strait, a major global oil shipping route, is effectively a key pressure tactic Iran can utilize against the United States.
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