Hargeisa (Hornpost) The Hormuz River, a narrow channel that connects the Faris Gulf to the Indian Ocean, is one of the most important islands in the world, as it passes through one-fifth of the world’s oil consumption, and one-fourth of the world’s natural gas consumption.
If the resolution issued by the Iranian parliament is implemented, it will have a serious impact on the price of fuel in the world market, which is heavily dependent on crude oil and natural gas that crosses the border.
The decision of the Iranian parliament, whose implementation depends on the Supreme National Security Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is chaired by the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamani, appears to be a response to President Donald Trump’s move to target facilities to fatten the program nuclear Iran.
The Strait of Hormuz, whose width is 40 km away, is the only road that connects the world to oil from tropical countries in the Persian Gulf.
Abdikarim Saed Salah, who is the Editor of Horn Post an expert in the world oil market, explains the importance of Hormuz.
“Hormuuz is one of five seaports, namely Hurmuz, Suez, Bab al Mandab, Malaika and Panama Canal. When those five passages are looked at, the most congested Hormuz. There are 17 billion barrels of oil per day. The oil comes from Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar and partly from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates”.
The Iranian government, which reacted to the air attack on its country, accused the United States of crossing a dangerous red line and vowed to give a strong response to what it described as a “blatant attack on its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragji, speaking at a meeting held in Istanbul by the Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which was discussing the crisis in the Middle East, accused President Trump of falling into a dangerous trap after fulfilling his wishes. Israel.
However, Donald Trump, who is justifying his attack on Iran, said that this step was to protect Iran from having dangerous weapons.
The move by Iran’s parliament to allow the closure of the Hormuz Strait is seen as a direct message to the United States and its Western allies
they are being told that if they attack Iran, their countries’ economies will be settled on the ground.
This is the reason why the Secretary of State of the United States, Marko Rubio, reacted quickly to the threat of Iran, which he described as a step that would worsen the situation.
Secretary Rubio added that the arrest of Marinak Hormuz is not in anyone’s interest, and this is weakening the economy of Iran and the world. He called on the countries he mentioned in China and urged them to advise Iran against anything that hinders the flow of goods in that country.
“I urge the Chinese government in Beijing to discuss this with Iran. Because they rely heavily on the oil that passes through the Hormuz Strait, Because if they do, that means another serious mistake, the other is economic self-sufficiency that directly affects them. And we are thinking about how to deal with it. But it is necessary that other countries also look at the issue with a special eye, because if this happens, it will have the worst impact on other countries that need us more”. He said.
However, it is not certain whether Iran will implement the resolution of the parliament or not, but it is certain that it has a stake in the stability of the price of oil in the world, and this step means that it will bite you.
Hornpost staff reporter