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Despite Washington's claims that the Strait of Hormuz is open, international reports show a sharp rise in attacks on oil tankers and violating ships in this strategic waterway.
How does America remove oil from the Strait of Hormuz?
Contrary to Washington's claims that the Strait of Hormuz is open, international reports show a significant increase in attacks against oil tankers and offending ships in this strategic waterway.
Ambassador Arjan - Political Group: While the traffic situation in the Strait of Hormuz is still in the focus of international media and experts these days, a review of some international reports shows that since September 21 (30th of Shahrivar), 29 official reports of attacks on offending vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and one warning to vessels anchored in front of Ras Al Khaimah have been published. It is noteworthy that 27 cases of attacks on the offending vessels are only from the beginning of October (October 9) until now, which indicates an increase in attacks against the offending vessels in this region.
It is said that among these 29 vessels were targeted, 23 were oil tankers, 3 were cargo "Al. P. J" and "L. it. J" and 3 cases were container carriers and bulk carriers.
What do the international media say?
Despite the White House's rhetoric about the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, the media and international experts have repeatedly acknowledged Iran's strategic power in this region in recent days.
Attacks against oil tankers and energy-carrying vessels in the Strait of Hormuz (at least 12 incidents in about a week), have been the highest weekly incidents since the beginning of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
The increase in attacks on vessels has caused a sharp decrease in the transfer of crude oil and the stoppage of diesel and gasoline shipments. Therefore, announcing the opening of the Strait of Hormuz does not mean the return of security and the normal flow of maritime trade.
The US Navy-led Joint Maritime Intelligence Center has assessed the threat level to merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz as "severe". A container ship is sinking after being hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. In a separate incident, a dry bulk carrier is on the verge of sinking after being hit by a projectile near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have reached the most severe level since the beginning of the war and the flow of oil transfer has been disrupted again. In the last 2 weeks, 24 ships have been targeted.
In the past days, several vessels have been attacked while passing through the Strait of Hormuz. During the last two weeks, 24 ships have been targeted; 3 days ago, 6 ships were attacked in one day. In the first two weeks of the war, that is, in the first half of March, 13 ships were attacked.
The latest statements of Sardar Ali Azmaei, the commander of the IRGC Navy about the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, had a wide international impact and revealed many realities in the waters of the region:
Validation of Americans' claims: Americans should come closer if they think the Strait of Hormuz is open; We are counting down the time to sink the American ships.
Answer to the claims of the White House: The intelligent control of the Persian Gulf and the issuing of permits for vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz based on the legal hierarchy are exclusively in the hands of IRGC Navy fighters.
The state of the US fleet: Due to their high vulnerability, US aircraft carriers do not have the courage to approach the snipers of our forces and are located 700 to 800 km outside the region and have no function other than a remote and featureless airport runway.
American approach: Today, the US military fleet has been reduced to an escort and a fuel smuggler.
Warning: Any vessel that intends to violate the maritime laws by deceiving or inciting the Americans will face our decisive action.
Media disclosure: The Americans and their colleagues have created a media silence in the region so that the people of the world do not understand that the offending ships will be punished; That's why we published only 2 examples of punishing the offending ships.
In addition to the decisive positions of the commander of the navy, other political-military officials of Iran have also explained the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days:
Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council:
Trump has turned to smuggling by employing people who, according to him, operate in the coastal waters of Oman.
Every day, Trump claims that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but the reality is that they are smuggling and this waterway is under the control and management of Iran.
Over the past few months, 5 ships used by smugglers have been targeted in the Strait of Hormuz every night.
The commander of Centcom directs the smuggling activities and also uses the UAE military.
In these operations, 5 or 6 small vessels are used to transfer oil to larger tankers, and Iran also targets a number of these vessels every night.
The US deception agency says that Iran does not have control over the Strait of Hormuz, but the market has drawn a heavy premium on oil; $35 higher than before the invasion and $50 based on physical oil prices.
Either the market is stupid for buying oil at these higher prices, or the American narrative washing machine is playing black.
For those who believe America's words, they have placed a free dollar printing machine in the Strait of Hormuz; Please go take it!
Sardar Hossein Mohebi, spokesman of the IRGC:
Every 24 hours there is a military conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, but the US has not responded for some time.