President Trump is considering risky military strategies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian attacks threaten a vital global oil shipping route.
President Donald Trump is weighing difficult military options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian attacks on oil tankers in the strategic shipping corridor.
The waterway, which carries roughly 20 percent of global oil trade, has become a focal point of the conflict. U.S. officials fear prolonged disruption could worsen global energy prices.
Trump said the United States carried out heavy strikes on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, though he instructed the military not to target Iranian oil infrastructure. Analysts say capturing the island or escorting tankers through the strait are among the main options, but both carry risks of escalation and additional casualties.
Naval experts warn that clearing mines and countering drones would be a complex operation in the narrow waterway. “It’s hard, it’s messy, you’ve got to sort one mine at a time. That’s a more difficult challenge for the Navy to sort, I think,” said Steven Wills of the Center for Maritime Strategy.
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