Strait of Hormuz saber-rattling ramps up following US attack. Whether the key waterway will close is less clear.
Iran's parliament pushed the nation to close the Strait of Hormuz, according to state media, but left the final decision to choke off the key waterway to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
Vice President JD Vance shot back Sunday that such an action "would be suicidal" for Iran as "their entire economy runs through the Strait of Hormuz."
Yet the Islamic Republic appears to be a step closer to the unprecedented action that could spike prices around the world, with about 20% of global oil and gas flowing through the narrow passageway connecting the Persian Gulf to the rest of the globe.
It was just one front — but perhaps one with the greatest economic consequences — after President Trump ordered an attack on three of Iran's nuclear sites and drew the US into the ongoing war.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/strait-of-hormuz-saber-rattling-ramps-up-following-us-attack-whether-the-key-waterway-will-close-is-less-clear-185307643.html
Unprecedented? They've did it during the Iran/Iraq war/