alt Hacker NewsThe US fundamentally wants the oil to flow globally.
Its secondary blockade of the Strait seems to be driven by optics and PR rather than strategic value.
The US fundamentally wants the oil to flow globally.
Its secondary blockade of the Strait seems to be driven by optics and PR rather than strategic value.
It's a pressure campaign to get a nuclear deal. NYT reported Iran already offered to open the strait, end hostilities, and negotiate a nuclear deal later, but the US rejected that offer as they want to pressure them into giving up their uranium.
Now Iran is demanding money in exchange for the uranium which is the primary roadblock.