US-Iran Conflict Disrupts Strait of Hormuz, Threatening Global Oil Supply

Washington DC. Nearly half a year has passed since the start of the US-Iran war, and oil reserves worldwide are rapidly depleting. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is almost completely halted. Amidst this, the dispute between the US and Iran over who has actual control over this crucial maritime route has intensified.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the US has 'full control' over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump states that the US Navy has control over this route, which supplies oil to the world market from countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq. On Wednesday, he claimed that the US Navy had also removed naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz.