“The United States does not rule out that Ming’s loading was a trick.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
The United States does not rule out that Ming’s loading was a trick.
About a fifth of world oil and gas supplies / UNIAN collage, photos of UA.depositphotos.com passes through the Strait of the StraitUS officials reported that last month, the Iranian military had loaded sea mines into the Persian Gulf. This increased the fears of Washington that Tehran is preparing for the blockade of the Ormouz Strait.
Reuters writes that the possible installation of mines, which have not yet been used in the strait, indicates that Tehran may have been seriously about to close one of the most difficult marine routes in the world, which would lead to escalation and would seriously complicate global trade.
About a fifth of world oil and gas supplies pass through the Strait, and its blocking is likely to lead to a sharp increase in world energy prices.
Iran has threatened to close the strait for many years, but never performed this threat. It is unclear whether the mines were unloaded.
At the same time, the sources have stated that the US government did not reject the possibility that the installation of mines. Iran could prepare the mines to convince Washington of the seriousness of Tehran’s intentions to close the strait, but without the intention of doing so, officials said. The Iranian military could also simply make the necessary preparations in case Iran’s management gave an appropriate order.
According to the US Department of Defense Intelligence, as of 2019, Iran had more than 5,000 sea mines that can quickly be deployed with small high -speed boats.
UNIAN reference: The Strait is located between Oman and Iran and connects the Gulf of Persian with the Gulf in the South and the Arabian Sea beyond its borders. Its width in the narrowest place is 34 km, and the width of the navigable path is just a little more than 3 km in each direction.
The situation in the area directly affects the world’s oil and gas prices. The fact is that OPEC members – Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Iraq – export most of their oil through the strait, mainly to Asia. Qatar, one of the world’s largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, sends almost all his LNG through the strait.
Armistice between Israel and Iran is the latest newsThe truce between Israel and Iran was announced on June 24. According to the media, the agreement became possible with the assistance of Qatar. At the same time, gas prices in the European Union collapsed by almost 12%that day.
At the same time, on May 25, oil prices increased as investors were not confident in the stability of the Iran-Israeli truce against the background of the exchange of blows between the warring sides after the ceasefire was announced.
In addition, the CEO of the Norwegian Group Yara Swain Taire Holserter warned that the war in the Middle East could cause a sharp increase in prices for products by violating the global chains of supply of fertilizers and energy.
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