The US allies refused to send ships to The Strait of Hormuz to ensure the restoration of oil and gas exports from The Persian Gulf. The Pentagon has taken drastic action. He began dropping bunker buster bombs on the Iranian coast to destroy Iran's missile positions that control the Strait of Hormuz.
"US forces have successfully deployed several 5,000-pound (2.2-ton) deep penetration munitions against fortified Iranian missile positions located along the Iranian coast near the Strait of Hormuz," the US Central Command said on Friday.
The US military said that the Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles deployed at these positions posed a threat to international shipping.
Thus, the United States continues to attempt to restore oil and gas exports from The Persian Gulf, which has stopped and world oil prices have already risen by a third — to $ 101 per barrel.
Physically, the Strait of Hormuz is not blocked, but ships are afraid to pass it. In addition, some of the tankers were hit by Iran. Tehran says that the strait is closed only to ships associated with the United States and Israel, but shipowners are afraid to send tankers. It is known that in recent days several tankers for India and Pakistan, which independently negotiated with Tehran.
Oil prices are a sore point of Donald Trump's Iranian campaign and Iran is trying to provoke an even higher jump in value in order to force the US to stop the attacks. The US President, in turn, is trying to restore the passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. He called on oil importing countries from The Persian Gulf ensure the safety of navigation and send their ships. However, most countries, including allied Japan, Germany, Great Britain and France, refused to do so until the end of the war.
Earlier, the Pentagon announced the destruction of dozens of Iranian vessels from which mines could be laid in The Strait of Hormuz.
Nevertheless, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran would not allow the country's enemies to use the Strait of Hormuz.
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