3 hours agoIran threatens to attack any ship that tries to cross the Strait of Hormuz
Periskopi(4 months ago)
(4 months ago)A commander at Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said the Hormuz Strait is closed and warned that any ships trying to pass will be attacked, according to Iranian state media. “Nutica is closed. If anyone tries to pass, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guard and the regular navy will be placed [...]
“Nutica is closed. If anyone tries to cross, the heroes of the Revolutionary Guard and the regular navy will set up fire to these ships”, Ebrahim Jabari, a senior adviser to the IRC Commander General, writes Al Jazeera, is on Monday.
Tehran has targeted critical infrastructure for the world's energy production as part of its revenge for the Israeli and American bombing campaign that began on Saturday and killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ajatolah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials.
“We will also attack oil pipelines and not allow any oil points to leave the region. The price of oil will reach $200 in the coming days”, Jabbbari said in a post on the IRC's telegram channel.
The Americas, with thousands of billions of dollars in debt, are dependent on oil from the region, but they must know that not even a single oildrop will reach”, was also quoted by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Hormuz Strait, which extends between Iran and Oman, is one of the most critical oil transit routes in the world, with approximately 20 per cent of global oil supplies passing through it.
