A New Chapter in the Battle for Hormuz

Two new and important events have occurred in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, which indicate that the military equation has reached a new level and balance. The first new incident was related to the IRGC's statement about targeting offending ships even outside the Strait of Hormuz. A statement that solves the problem of leakage of the strait in another way and instead of impacting only inside the strait, it burdens the entire region. This means that the American escort in the strait is no longer effective and the ship may be hit in front of Al Fujairah. This is an important and strong action against the actions of the United Arab Emirates and the United States to allow oil to pass through the strait. The attack on the Qatari ship in front of the coast of this country, as well as the Emirati ship in the waters of Fujairah, are the first examples of this new process.

The second new incident is the US attack on a Chinese bulk carrier that brought essential goods to Iranian ports and was returning to China. Centcom has officially confirmed this attack and released a video of it. This is the first time that the Americans attack a ship carrying the Chinese flag. It remains to be seen what scope this process will have and what will be China's reaction to it. Another news that is circulating in the news-military circles these days is the decrease in American air presence in the Strait of Hormuz compared to the average of the past few months. Some consider the reason for this to be the arrival of the new Iranian roving weapon, which is used above the strait to hunt down enemy aircraft. It has to be seen whether this decrease in attendance will continue or not.

In general, after the Emirati-American actions in passing oil through the Strait of Hormuz, now Iran has put new cards on the table. America has also taken a step forward and attacked the Chinese ship. It remains to be seen what the situation will be and how much tensions will escalate. Because Iran will not be willing to back down from the Strait of Hormuz issue.