الصراع الإيراني الأمريكي في مضيق هرمز

الملخص EN

The Strait of Hormuz connects the Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, separating Iran and the Sultanate of Oman.

The strait is 33 kilometers wide at its narrowest part, but the shipping lane does not exceed three kilometers in width in both directions.

The UAE and Saudi Arabia have sought to find other ways to bypass the strait, including laying more oil pipelines.

Most crude exports pass through the strait from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq, all of which are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC).( The United States imposed sanctions on Iran with the aim of halting its oil exports.

Iran has threatened to disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz if the United States tries to strangle its economy.