Tensions rise between the United States and Iran. Following the announcement that Tehran would close the Strait of Hormuz, through which the oil exports of the Gulf States, OPEC members pass, if there were further sanctions on crude oil, Washington intervened. "Any impediment to navigation in the strait will not be tolerated," they said from the US XNUMXth Fleet.
"The free flow of goods and services through the Strait of Hormuz - specified Rebecca Rebarich, spokeswoman for the XNUMXth Fleet - is vital for regional and global prosperity". She then added: «Anyone who threatens to interrupt the freedom of navigation in an international strait is clearly outside the community of nations. Any disruption will not be tolerated."
It was Iranian Vice President Mohamed Reza Rahimi who threatened Tehran's position in the event that Western countries wanted to impose new sanctions on oil deliveries. The hypothesis was floated in an attempt to block the Iranian nuclear program.
