A similar warning went out to shippers earlier this year ahead of Iran seizing two tankers traveling near the strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world s oil passes.
US is losing control, and cannot maintain it without creating more wars, which explains why it is stoking tension in the Persian Gulf, Laith Marouf told Sputnik.
The US could put armed troops on commercial ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. The move could upset the region s security and create unnecessary risks for the US, DC scholars warn.