US claims to Strait of Hormuz
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Does the current US posture account for the potential of non-oil energy shipments being blocked, or is the focus strictly on petroleum exports?
"US territory" is a laughably imprecise term. Does the administration actually mean a permanent naval base or a total administrative annexation of international waters?
The post ignores Oman's position. They control the opposite side of the strait and are unlikely to tolerate a unilateral US land grab.
This rhetoric aligns with the strategic pivot seen in the recent withdrawal of the last carrier from Asia. By concentrating assets in the Western Hemisphere and the Gulf, the US is shifting from a global policing role to a targeted containment posture.
20% of global liquid petroleum passes through that corridor.
This reminds me of the Suez Crisis in 1956... I wonder if we'll see similar diplomatic fallout with the EU if the US tries to regulate traffic unilaterally?