Tension in West Asia has once again reached a dangerous point. Iran has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until further notice. Soon after, the US launched its third military attack on Iran this week. The US alleges that Iran attacked a Cypriot-flagged commercial container ship passing through Hormuz, in response to which this action was taken.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said a ship was not following the scheduled sea route and did not change its course despite multiple warnings. After this, the ship was stopped by firing as a warning. Along with this, Iran announced that no ship will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz until the American intervention ends. Iran also warned that any retaliatory action would be met with a strong response.
The official The post also said that as per the MOU, Iran had agreed to arrange safe passage of commercial vessels from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman without any fees for 60 days.
According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), a civilian crew member of the container ship went missing in the Iranian attack and the ship was heavily damaged in a fire in its engine room. After this, on the instructions of President Donald Trump, the US Army carried out air strikes on many targets in Iran. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, Iran took a wrong decision, now it will have to pay the price.
There have been reports of explosions in many coastal areas of Iran. Whereas missile and drone alert was issued in United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar. The Strait of Hormuz is considered the most important sea route for the world’s oil and gas trade. In such a situation, the possibility of its closure and the increasing US-Iran conflict having a major impact on the global energy supply and oil market has increased.
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