Iran vows to close Strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

Iran threatens to shut down the world's most critical oil chokepoint, escalating a tense standoff with the United States over sanctions and regional security. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Iran vows to close Strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues

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In a stark escalation of tensions, Iran has threatened to once again close the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical maritime oil artery, unless the United States lifts its ongoing blockade against the Islamic Republic. The warning, issued by Iranian officials, directly links the free flow of global energy to Washington's sanctions policy, raising the specter of a severe disruption to a waterway through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil passes daily. The threat comes just after Iran had declared the strait open, signaling a volatile and rapidly shifting posture aimed at the heart of the global economy. The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel between Iran and Oman, is not merely a regional waterway but a global economic pressure point. Its closure would immediately sever the primary export route for oil from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, sending shockwaves through energy markets worldwide. The threat to close it is Iran's most potent asymmetric weapon, a response to what it characterizes as an "economic war" waged by the United States through a comprehensive sanctions regime designed to cripple its economy and curb its regional influence. This maneuver places the international community, particularly energy-dependent nations in Asia and Europe, in a precarious position between two adversarial powers. The current crisis is rooted in the collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The United States unilaterally withdrew from the agreement in 2018 under the Trump administration, re-imposing and later intensifying a "maximum pressure" campaign of sanctions. Iran, in response, has gradually stepped away from its own nuclear commitments, enriching uranium to levels far beyond the deal's limits. The Biden administration's efforts to revive the pact have stalled, leaving a diplomatic vacuum that has been filled with escalating military posturing and incidents at sea, including seizures of tankers and confrontations between naval forces. Iran has a history of threatening the Strait of Hormuz during periods of heightened confrontation, most notably during the "Tanker...

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