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and gas without even shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. And it could take a very long time

and lie about the fact that the Navy is escorting tankers to the Strait of Hormuz,

that was happening with the Strait of Hormuz and it being choked off, and the people realizing what

and says, don't worry, we'll protect the Strait of Hormuz. First, he said, we'll do it with the

Well, answer me this. I mean, if shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is dangerous enough

It had to do with the Gulf, had to do with the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and a war with

he says that he's going to do something about the Strait of Hormuz by force. Well, as the UK

Telegraph says, Iran's plan to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a death trap for Trump. Trump won't

down on commercial ships has led to a de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz despite

to happen in the Strait of Hormuz. He ignores it. So now they're going to the Energy Secretary

Strait of Hormuz while oil prices spike. Amazing. The Pentagon is deploying the USS Tripoli

don't really understand what is going on at the Strait of Hormuz if that's the issue there.

28th. And so in addition to reopening the Strait of Hormuz, they reportedly studied seizing Iran's

And again, Trump thinks that China is going to help to open up the Strait of Hormuz.

ego politics instead of geopolitics. And now he's doing it again with the Strait of Hormuz.

And so, you know, show some guts. You try to go through the strait of Hormuz. You might wind up

You don't need to have those things, especially in an area like the Strait of Hormuz. And so,

yeah, he says, when he says stuff like that, when he says, yeah, the Strait of Hormuz is open. I

that Iran would shut down the Strait of Hormuz. Of course, everybody knows that. I said it,

on because they planned for that. The Strait of Hormuz has emerged as Tehran's most potent

Well, you didn't secure the Strait of Hormuz. It came as a surprise that you'd have to do anything

Strait of Hormuz is cutting off for the world. You cut off maybe half of that for the United

They're saying, well, you know, any Chinese ships can go through the Strait of Hormuz,

to send vessels to the Strait of Hormuz to protect the global oil trade. He's claimed that oil

Israel. He's not counting on any help from Israel to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, because I guess

now in the strait of Hormuz. And you've got to love seeing that from different people. Of course,

Strait of Hormuz was a likely response they would have. He just dismissed that. No, we're

And it was hit. Another tanker was also hit near the Strait of Hormuz. And what Trump is talking

only export route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. So they are determined to take down all

it's over 400 miles long that they would have to do around the Strait of Hormuz. And they can't

passes through the Strait of Hormuz,

through the Strait of Hormuz.

But see, even if they were to open up the Strait of Hormuz,

The war in Iran has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,

Fertilizer that would normally be traveling through the Strait of Hormuz

have surged in price as the war disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

one of the first things people who opposed that option would say was, but they'll close the strait of Hormuz.

Well, as the bulwark points out, stupid moves, not just securing the Strait of Hormuz,

but even when you look at minesweepers, he said low grade reports about Iran mining the Strait of Hormuz.

But he said still, he said, mining the Strait of Hormuz is a single biggest danger.

that had been stationed in Bahrain precisely to deal with Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Karg Island is a long way from the Strait of Hormuz.

its ability to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz.

And of course, they're watching what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz

You know, the Strait of Hormuz, he says, is not really closed.

You know, the Navy is not really what is going to be closing the Strait of Hormuz.

You have said that the U.S. military has essentially aerial superiority, naval superiority over Iran, yet we're not escorting ships to the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz is something we've paid attention to from the beginning and the American people can rest assured we will ensure that our interests are advanced, no doubt.

passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

that actually produce the stuff that they then transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

Strait of Hormuz is already an objective. He says, yes, but he needs to do it for the entire

tell him to get lost. It's not really a question of means for the strait of Hormuz. He wants to

ships to the Strait of Hormuz. Why? How did you not plan for this? We planned for it. We recognize it

He's asked, why didn't you plan for this? Why did the Strait of Hormuz... Well, everything's

going according to plan. So I guess then you plan for the Strait of Hormuz to be closed?

Spectator. The end of Trumpism. The guy says, after Ron closed the Strait of Hormuz,

you know, we can't really rely on the Strait of Hormuz or these other facilities that are out

a temporary blockage at the Strait of Hormuz. Even if you clear out the Strait of Hormuz,

Lofen would resume once the Middle East conflict eased and the Strait of Hormuz was safe for tankers

which relies on the Strait of Hormuz for the arrival of key inputs and drug manufacturing.

industry when they lose their supply of helium. If the war continues and the Strait of Hormuz

hand control the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most critical oil checkpoints on earth, straight to Iran,

as the currency of trading in oil. So it's even bigger than the Strait of Hormuz.

or the other, we will soon get the strait of Hormuz open, safe, and free.

the guy was asking him, so are we going to help Trump with strait of Hormuz? And he's like,

about the strait of Hormuz? Yeah. You got Trump in a boat. That's right. Show the cover, Travis,

we'll let people pass. We're going to set up the Strait of Hormuz now as a toll road, right? And

and I don't know how they think this helps them with the Strait of Hormuz. It's 410 miles away

from the Strait of Hormuz. And if you were to take this, something like 20 miles away from

and a strait of Hormuz that has effectively ceased to function as a global shipping corridor,

he attacked Iran without caring about the Strait of Hormuz. And so in retaliation, we had rare

20% or more of the world's oil output going through the Strait of Hormuz. And what are we

because it's going to leave Iran in control of the Strait of Hormuz and pretty much in control of

we don't know geography. But I looked it up. It's 410 miles from the Strait of Hormuz, Karg Island

is. So you ask yourself if the Strait of Hormuz is the objective now, then why don't we go to our

invasion, it was either Karg Island or the Strait of Hormuz, he said, we're ready for you.

again about the Strait of Hormuz and everybody knew that. It wasn't any surprise. I mean,

just take, first of all, look at the Strait of Hormuz. The next thing you need to do is

through the Strait of Hormuz again? Well, as Marty said, gotta put Trump in a straitjacket,

easy because they didn't think about the Strait of Hormuz being closed, the rest of this stuff.

just now learning all about the Strait of Hormuz and Karg Island and Oman and the tip of the

out the Strait of Hormuz on your own?

And this victory will leave the Strait of Hormuz in the hands of Iran to charge tolls

And he left the Iranians in control of the Strait of Hormuz, left them stronger than they were before, would leave them with a new source of income, the tolls that are there.

Trump has said he's willing to end the US military campaign in Iran, even if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, according to a report, leaving Tehran in control of the vital shipping lane and prolonging economic chaos.

The Strait of Hormuz has become Iran's biggest pressure point in the war.

This is a natural waterway that is here. They didn't build the Strait of Hormuz. That occurred naturally.

And again, Trump ignores all those interconnections. He doesn't seem to have any sense of history about what happened with OPEC, just as he ignored the issue of the Strait of Hormuz itself.

He has also appeared to downplay the Strait of Hormuz's importance, saying it's up to other countries to reopen it.

He said all those countries that can't get jet fuel because the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran.

Strait of Hormuz while more than 80% of EU's liquefied natural gas does. The US

and with Israel by choice with full knowledge of what a Strait of Hormuz

And this whole idea that the Strait of Hormuz is Europe's problem

I'm going to let the people who need the oil from the Strait of Hormuz, let them figure

When we saw everything that was happening with the Strait of Hormuz and it being choked

the Strait of Hormuz.

And why, if you understand the importance of the Strait of Hormuz, why wouldn't you

I mean, if shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is dangerous enough to your 10 million barrels

the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and a war with Iran in 2002.

First of all, commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen by about 95 to 97 percent.

the real people who shut down the Strait of Hormuz who are not Iranians, they're sitting in London.

And they're not able to ship anything through the Strait of Hormuz.

is that he's given Tehran a massive toll booth there at the Strait of Hormuz. They've announced

But they don't need to have a Navy in order to control the Strait of Hormuz.

If they go to the Strait of Hormuz, they will be sunk.

So has Trump turned Strait of Hormuz into the world's most lucrative tollbooth with many ships paying million dollar transit fees?

Please reopen the Strait of Hormuz or I will kill every last one of you. Thank you.

Despite the alleged ceasefire, the situation appears largely unchanged in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's beautiful toll will see ships pay up to $2 million to pass the strait of Hormuz.

There are a few signs on Wednesday of a large scale return of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

And if you could see this coming miles away, as Gerald Slinty did, if you look at the trends, then he's been warning us about the consequences of this and what would happen with the Strait of Hormuz.

it could not choke off the Strait of Hormuz,

Because they said long before the Strait of Hormuz was mined that they had destroyed their

Iranian naval forces have long played a critical role in the Strait of Hormuz, yet that's not

Middle East because of the Strait of Hormuz insanity.

He's boasting about the fact that, oh, yeah, we've got we don't need the Strait of Hormuz.

The petrodollar is officially collapsing as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed

Well, Iran linked ships reportedly navigating through the Strait of Hormuz.

about two days from now because those ships that left the Strait of Hormuz, it takes

I mean, just in a fail swoop with Iran charging tolls for the Strait of Hormuz in Bitcoin,

We just had a Chinese tanker that was under sanctions that got through the Strait of Hormuz,

over the Strait of Hormuz.

Strait of Hormuz opened up, I think, was it Friday evening?

resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,

In the same way that Mark Levin goes to Donald Trump and says, oh, so they close the Strait of Hormuz.

And so they have the ceasefire and Iran says, well, we've opened up the Strait of Hormuz.

Well, if you're going to do that, if you're going to blockade our ports, we're going to close the Strait of Hormuz again.

The Strait of Hormuz is no longer a negotiation.

On Saturday, Tehran reversed the decision to open up the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state as once again under strict management and control of its military.

if they can't get it through the Strait of Hormuz.

within the Strait of Hormuz,

Oh, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed, aren't they?

to stop this flow of oil within the Strait of Hormuz,

They're not using like stable coins for their tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.

because we blocked up the Strait of Hormuz.

point or the Strait of Hormuz.

They're not using like stable coins for their tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.

exporting American energy because we blocked up the Strait of Hormuz.

the target list that he gave Admiral Cooper you open up the Strait of Hormuz. Admiral Cooper has

We barely use the Strait of Hormuz as a country.

But they need the Strait of Hormuz much more than we do.

We may not be using oil that travels through the Strait of Hormuz, but guess what?

Two weeks ago, when Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz reopened,

And so after that was put in, the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, both sides saying

about when the Strait of Hormuz would open.

The Strait of Hormuz is closed.

a naval blockade on Iranian ports while Iran has restricted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran fires on a US warship in Strait of Hormuz yesterday after Trump announced

plans to guide the ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But, you know, at the same time,

said the Admiral, Admiral Cooper, talking about the Strait of Hormuz. Are you kidding me?

in the Strait of Hormuz.

He was like, well, they would close the Strait of Hormuz.

He doesn't even understand how the Strait of Hormuz affects us.

And Pete Hegs says, well, we don't use the Strait of Hormuz, so it doesn't affect us.

People who are getting their oil through the Strait of Hormuz, if they can't get it anymore, they're going to come here and they're going to drive the price up.

The Saudi Arabian government pressured Trump to end his Strait of Hormuz escort operations.

Don't worry, we're going to be able to end this war and victory before they can ever close the Strait of Hormuz.

These are other things that are related to what's going on over there in the Strait of Hormuz.

memorandum of understanding to halt the war and allow traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

that was going to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, was shut down by Saudi

to the Strait of Hormuz.

bases in the region and would shut down the Strait of Hormuz if they were attacked.

shutting down the Strait of Hormuz.

Let me ask you, we're talking about the Strait of Hormuz and what's going on with Iran.

frightened that they won't participate? Just to let you know, at the Strait of Hormuz,

Yeah, he's walking down the Strait of Hormuz, it says right there.

needs the Strait of Hormuz open to oil traffic

So the Strait of Hormuz crisis has changed the calculations of every major power,

as he sees what happened in the Strait of Hormuz.

And why, if there is a war, it is going to become a global problem, just like the Strait of Hormuz.

it's not that much different than the Strait of Hormuz. Do you think Trump learned something?

hit hard by higher oil and gas prices caused by the effect of closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz is much bigger than that.

because closing Strait of Hormuz

and don't think that they're going to close the Strait of Hormuz.

they're going to close the Strait of Hormuz.

He can at least be their defense minister. He's fully on board with all that, ignoring the fact that the Strait of Hormuz was open before the U.S. and Israel unprovoked attack.

And we've seen this with these, you know, the Iran War and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Did you see this for the Strait of Hormuz,

Iran's are going to close the Strait of Hormuz and energy prices are going to go

If the United States wants to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, which it does

The issue is, is the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the,

side of Iran on the Strait of Hormuz.

in the same way like the Strait of Hormuz.

just like they didn't think about what was going to happen at the Strait of Hormuz.

back and say, okay, now you can charge tolls through the Strait of Hormuz. That would essentially

But he put him in a fat Elvis suit standing in front of the Strait of Hormuz.

Opening the Strait of Hormuz

to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if an agreement was reached today.

helicopters that was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz and they were doing this in support

And after they closed the Strait of Hormuz he said you can't close it, I'll close it.

So the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has given the Islamic Republic a new powerful

to support oil tankers and other commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

He opened up the Strait of Hormuz.

from severely disrupting energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

And Trump is celebrating this as if he liberated the Strait of Hormuz by doing this.

And so if they can close the Strait of Hormuz, if they can continue

And again, quickly open up the Strait of Hormuz because

this abrupt stopping of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz,

And they've shown the ability to not only close the Strait of Hormuz,

So they close the Strait of Hormuz.

not for the Strait of Hormuz that was closed because of an initiation of aggression.

with what you did with the Strait of Hormuz.

He says this has nothing to do with the Strait of Hormuz.

So Trump claims that he controls the Strait of Hormuz,

He says that the United States of America now controls the Strait of Hormuz, not Iran.

He says, well, we've controlled the Strait of Hormuz

to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Now we're removing

the blockade to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

We'll be giving up something else to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

They want to be able to close or open the Strait of Hormuz at will.

in determining the future of maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz

that says that the Strait of Hormuz is going to come a toll road for Iran as well as Oman.

placed explicit emphasis on Iranian Omani sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

of Iran Oman sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, said the source.

of the maritime services and the Strait of Hormuz, quote, unquote,

through the Strait of Hormuz by providing safety, navigation,

and the disruption of shipping channels through the Strait of Hormuz

service in the Strait of Hormuz in discussion with other Persian Gulf littoral states in

the Strait of Hormuz.

You open up the Strait of Hormuz.

if they closed the Strait of Hormuz

you closed the Strait of Hormuz

to ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz

in response to Iran's attacking an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

And I think this Strait of Hormuz has just barely, barely covered the problems that we're having from this.

anger over the Strait of Hormuz not being fully open yet. I mean, we can look at his motivations.

The president's threats will not change the new reality of Tehran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

Strait of Hormuz. But now that is the basis of their power. That Strait of Hormuz is the basis

That has become a lever of power now. As Trump and Israel turn the strait of Hormuz into a massive

The US was never guarding the strait of Hormuz.

through the Strait of Hormuz.

about the Strait of Hormuz toll.

for a 20% toll on all cargo that would be passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

I mean, you look at the price of crude oil hitting $80, the uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz.

And, you know, it's funny, you may disagree of this, but I've been looking at this like the closer of the Strait of Hormuz, the spike in the price of oil,

You can't, you can't see what, what Iran's actually doing, but they're, they're definitely closing the Strait of Hormuz through these actions.

that have arisen as a result of this war and the closing of the Strait of Hormuz.

and the Strait of Hormuz getting shut down.

the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a more severe supply crunch than the first round of the US-Iran

will be wider in scope than the current strikes around the Strait of Hormuz. Again, no declaration

two more tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

Well, if they have blocked the Strait of Hormuz, let's block it even more so.

Iran's exports of oil actually went up after the blockade and the presumed closing in the Strait of Hormuz.

Long-term issues such as security agreements for Iran or permanent status of the Strait of Hormuz or the Iranian nuclear program,

Adding, you know, when you cut off the Strait of Hormuz, that cuts off 20% of the world's oil supply.

For disruptions to the passage through the Strait of Hormuz is the illegal U.S.-Israeli military operations against Iran.

It was pretty hard to follow. So Trump is saying, hey, we need to have two billion dollars a day to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

So what's going on with Trump's abandoned claim that he would charge tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, asked Murray.

in the Strait of Hormuz,

He's as clueless about that as he is about the Strait of Hormuz.

So this is not something that happened in the Strait of Hormuz.

Island the oil terminal there in the Strait of Hormuz.

a storage tanks the Strait of Hormuz has pushed European

This is as obvious as what happened with the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump should have known that this would happen at the Strait of Hormuz,

the Strait of Hormuz.

And of course, it is geopolitically significant, as we see with the Strait of Hormuz.

or whether you're talking about the Strait of Hormuz.

and the Strait of Hormuz closed,

They don't want to go anywhere near the Strait of Hormuz.

Yeah, the general who lost the Strait of Hormuz, the general who is losing American hegemony

pirates. These are the pirates of the Caribbean or pirates of the Strait of Hormuz, General Trump.

for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

on the Strait of Hormuz because they wouldn't wind up doing it anyway.

On Friday, he said that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen

to control the Strait of Hormuz, his reaction was somewhat muted and meager.

Have you reached a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz?

and that Oman and Iran have put together for the management of the Strait of Hormuz,

And yet the Trump administration is freaking out because you've got the Strait of Hormuz

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz

So Trump came out and said that he is going to soon be owning the Strait of Hormuz.

And a lot of people complained about the fact he said, well, Iran can't have that Strait of Hormuz.

And as I've said before, the entire distance between the Strait of Hormuz, between the two different countries, Oman and Iran, is 21 miles.

He said the Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian.

Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian.

They say Iran has reached an agreement with Oman on the shipping route map for the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of technical negotiations.

I mean, certainly they didn't plan for the Strait of Hormuz, did they?

Again, they are the southern side of the Strait of Hormuz, that narrow point there that is

And they have been working with Iran to try to get the Strait of Hormuz open.

We're going to get Strait of Hormuz open.

However, Amman steps in and comes to an agreement with them to open up the Strait of Hormuz,

of the Strait of Hormuz.

She said we neither control the Strait of Hormuz nor are we in any kind of a position

And as this is all happening very early on, we were talking about, well, what is China going to make out of the fact that we can't handle Iran and the Strait of Hormuz?

the Strait of Hormuz.

and that the Iranians would, quote, rush to close the Strait of Hormuz.

suggesting the Strait of Hormuz was new U.S. territory

Strait of Hormuz.

then why is the Strait of Hormuz not open yet, right?

and we're in control of the Strait of Hormuz.

the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the

Remember at the beginning of this, because of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran said, you're

through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran is claiming attacks on 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, including two U.S. Navy

they said, close the Strait of Hormuz and

But what people, you know, what we didn't anticipate is we were going to go in and just cut off our nose despite our face and go, you know, block the Strait of Hormuz for this war that, you know, nobody, nobody wanted except for, you know, the neo and who controls Donald Trump.

when we look at the Strait of Hormuz,

The Strait of Hormuz is an option, right?

And so what does Trump do? Same thing he did with Strait of Hormuz.

So yeah, there is no plan, just like there wasn't any plan for the Strait of Hormuz.

And yet it is only after he shut off the oil at Strait of Hormuz that we start to see this happening.

We can see the Iranians are trying to use the Strait of Hormuz as a choke point.

In two years, Strait of Hormuz will be like a worthless piece of water.

This is a guy who says, hey, the Strait of Hormuz is not our problem.

Who's responsible for the Strait of Hormuz being closed?

with the Strait of Hormuz,

when they failed to secure the Strait of Hormuz, failed to even think about the obvious issue with that.

Just like if he could ever get the Strait of Hormuz

that he got the Strait of Hormuz open again

about the Strait of Hormuz, you know?

Scott Besson says the Strait of Hormuz

It's the same type of thing that he did with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

Really? So it was China that closed the Strait of Hormuz. It wasn't Trump's blunders, right?

The Strait of Hormuz became a crisis zone only after the US and Israel launched the war,

The war itself and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,

and shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

We failed to secure the Strait of Hormuz?

the oil that's coming around the Strait of Hormuz and all these other places

everybody is doing military drills there in the Strait of Hormuz.

we have the Strait of Hormuz was closed. We've had a couple of oil tankers that have been hit.

Strait of Hormuz is going to be more disruptive, folks, in terms of the percentage of the world's

Now, this is a situation where 20% of the world's oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

of oil going through the Strait of Hormuz. It's much bigger. What do you think is going to happen

region and that the Navy will escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if needed.

And if necessary, the US Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as soon

highs and insurance rates are a key reason why traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has

Meanwhile, we have tankers who are burning from the Strait of Hormuz to the Mediterranean

escorts in the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the waterways remain open.

compare 20% of the world's oil going through the Strait of Hormuz.

they'll go through the Strait of Hormuz. How's that gonna work out? I mean they're

relative to the size of ships and they have how a large the Strait of Hormuz is

conflict and collapse. The problems in the Strait of Hormuz are leaving the world in dire straits

the Strait of Hormuz and it really increases the risk to the lives and the ships of the Navy.

has announced that it cannot provide escorts in the Strait of Hormuz.

the Trump precedents and insurers are keeping ships away from the Strait of Hormuz. They're not

buying Trump's guarantees. Just south of the Strait of Hormuz, Marine maps show what looks

Gulf, there's another snarl of maritime collapse, the Strait of Hormuz, which is 20% of the world's

So for global shipping, the Strait of Hormuz, the only route out of the Persian Gulf,

from this new war that Trump has put out. Now a similar fate has struck the Strait of Hormuz

escorts out there? Well, Mr. President, if we were to put our ships in the Strait of Hormuz,

Strait of Hormuz. If you were to shut that down, that'd be 20% of the global supply,

traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. Now notice, it still doesn't do anything about all the rest

So again, he can't protect these tankers that are going through the Strait of Hormuz,

news that the U.S. will ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, they said, a half a percent,

trajectory of oil prices, which the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted.

through the Strait of Hormuz and boom, the oil prices dropped like 10%.

Then Trump says oil companies should use the Strait of Hormuz.

Then Trump promises great safety for oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

The most significant development in Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday was

at the Strait of Hormuz and it's not simple enough to put a bunch of boots on

the ground and protect the Strait of Hormuz or something like that turn it

chokehold on shipping seeking to navigate the Strait of Hormuz Ron

against Iran has the right to pass through the Strait of Hormuz if you have

goes through the Strait of Hormuz because there's a lot of other stuff

Strait of Hormuz these are flights you know they're putting the they're not

nuclear button, a shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz and those preliminary meetings.

regime to close the Strait of Hormuz, citing decades of us preparation

landing of that or the Strait of Hormuz or something like that?

That's going to, if we shut down the oil that's coming around the Strait of Hormuz

everybody is doing military drills there in the Strait of Hormuz,

and you've got the oil that's coming down the Strait of Hormuz,

and you've got the oil that's coming down the Strait of Hormuz,

everybody is doing military drills there in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran conducted live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz last week,

Because you know they're going to shut down the Strait of Hormuz if there's a war there.

Of course, we have the Strait of Hormuz was closed.

Just shutting down the Strait of Hormuz is going to be more disruptive, folks,

Now this is a situation where 20% of the world's oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.

than just the amount of oil going through the Strait of Hormuz.

The Strait of Hormuz is closed,

That's not what's going to close the Strait of Hormuz.

or whatever these things cost, go through the Strait of Hormuz,

that goes through the Strait of Hormuz,

that is affected in terms of going through the Strait of Hormuz.

as well as to provide military escorts for them as they go around and through the Strait of Hormuz.

in the Gulf region and that the Navy will escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if needed.

tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible, he said. No matter what, the US will

why traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has largely ground to a halt. The conflict is pushing

Meanwhile, we have tankers who are burning from the Strait of Hormuz to the Mediterranean Sea

and will provide naval escorts in the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the waterways remain open.

going through the Strait of Hormuz. Compare that to the trivial OPEC embargo. By comparison,

The United States government, that means you and I, are going to ensure all the oil tankers so they'll go through the Strait of Hormuz.

It puts them in a very difficult position because I don't know relative to the size of ships and how large the Strait of Hormuz is.

has announced that it cannot provide escorts in the Strait of Hormuz.

The problems in the Strait of Hormuz are leaving the world in dire straits.

It puts them in literally a very tight spot to maneuver if they get into the Strait of Hormuz.

And insurers are keeping ships away from the Strait of Hormuz.

Just south of the Strait of Hormuz, marine maps show what looks like a traffic jam.

The Strait of Hormuz, which is 20% of the world's oil, passes through in natural gas.

So for global shipping, the Strait of Hormuz,

Now a similar fate has struck the Strait of Hormuz,

Well, Mr. President, if we were to put our ships in the Strait of Hormuz,

20% of the oil today goes through the Strait of Hormuz.

traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

So again, he can't protect these tankers that are going through the Strait of Hormuz,

a safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, they said, a half a percent,

And I don't really care what happens to the shipping markets when they close off the Strait of Hormuz.

if oil tankers were unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Even if the hostilities stopped today and they started letting traffic go through the Strait of Hormuz,

Cutter warns that the Strait of Hormuz choke point chaos risk global shock.

and halt oil supplies along with what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz.

They're not equipped for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

But you've had only, I think, two tankers go through the Strait of Hormuz because they're associated with China.

Chinese ships will have a monopoly on the Strait of Hormuz trade route.

If we shut down the oil that's coming around the Strait of Hormuz and all these other places like that,

and you've got now Russia, China, America, Israel, Iran, everybody is doing military drills there in the Strait of Hormuz,