The Wall Street Journal, citing US administration officials, revealed that President Donald Trump has told his aides he is prepared to end the war with Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, postponing the issue of reopening it to later.
This notable development reveals a shifting of war priorities.
The newspaper explained that Trump and his aides concluded that forcibly reopening the strait would prolong the conflict beyond its initial four-to-six-week time-frame.
Therefore, he decided that the US should achieve its primary objectives of destroying the Iranian navy and its missile stockpiles, then exert diplomatic pressure on Tehran to resume free trade.
If this fails, the burden of reopening the strait will fall on European allies and the Gulf states.
‘Get your own oil’
Trump sent a direct message on his Truth Social platform urging other countries to launch their own operations to seize control of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, saying: “Gather your long-delayed courage, go to the Strait and take it. You will have to learn how to fight yourselves; the United States will not be there to help you.”
He added: “Iran is fundamentally destroyed. The hard part is over. Go get your own oil.”
An Iran expert at the Brookings Institution, Suzanne Maloney, sharply criticized this approach, viewing ending military operations before reopening the Strait of Hormuz as “incredibly irresponsible.”
She warned that “energy markets are global, and there is no way to insulate the United States from the ongoing economic damage, which will be exponentially exacerbated if the Strait remains closed.”
The gravity of this situation lies in the fact that approximately 20 percent of the world’s oil supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
Its closure has already pushed the price of US crude oil above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022, and some financial analysts predict it could reach $200 if the disruption to shipping continues.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
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