harassing and seizing ships<\/a> trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Some 20% of the world\u2019s oil passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the wider world.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFor hardliners in Tehran\u2019s theocracy, the move projects power to surrounding nations as part of a wave of assaults attributed to Iran since 2019. It also serves as a warning to the US and its allies that the Islamic Republic has the means to retaliate, particularly as American sanctions result in the seizure of ships carrying Iranian crude oil. Worries over another seizure likely has left a ship allegedly carrying Iranian oil stranded off Texas as no company has yet to unload it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the US, keeping the Strait of Hormuz open to shipping remains a priority to ensure global energy prices don\u2019t spike, particularly as Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine pressures markets. Gulf Arab nations need the waterway to get their oil to market and worry about Iran\u2019s intentions in the wider region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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