Trump said he has no intention of using the strategic petroleum reserve to lower oil prices, and is confident that the Strait of Hormuz will remain open, willing to use the navy for escort, because the Iranian navy has "sunk to the bottom of the sea."
Without the Iranian navy, the strait would be peaceful?
In fact, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has almost come to a standstill. The number of vessels passing through has dropped to single digits.
In the past 24 hours, only two merchant ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, and both were cargo ships, not tankers.
Ships that can pass through the strait are those that Iran has given the green light, while other foolish ships that risk their lives are being used as live targets by drones and missiles. This has made no one dare to pass through the Strait of Hormuz now.
The Revolutionary Guard said that the strait has not been officially blocked. That's correct, only those who are approved can pass, but no one has the courage to go through.
The president believes that if the Iranian navy is defeated, the strait will open up.
It's not the time of the Iran-Iraq war anymore; some mines or ships filled with explosives are used to block it.
Now, Iranians can launch drones from the shore to cut off the economic route of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Houthi rebels once held out for three months under American bombing, shelling ships and attacking Israel.
Compared to the resources potential of the "slipper army" and Iran, the Persians theoretically can maintain this blockade indefinitely.
Iranians are aware of this capability, the Gulf countries are aware of it, and the U.S. military is also aware of it.
The navy is sleeping at the bottom of the sea, but it does not change the fact that Iran has the ability to block the strait for a long time. If you want to feel the pain, everyone is involved. No one is an observer.
Whoever can't hold back should go against the war, and that's exactly what they want.
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