Donald Trump stated on Saturday that Iran has been completely defeated two weeks after the start of the war in the Middle East. “Media disseminating false information try to account for the excellent results achieved by the American army against Iran, which is totally defeated and wishes to conclude an agreement – but not one that I would accept!” Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social network, without further details.
On the other hand, Tehran has threatened to “reduce to ashes” energy infrastructure linked to the United States in case of an attack on its main oil hub.
The cross-summons between Iran and the United States have focused on the rule of Kharg. Located about 30 km north of the Iranian coast, it houses the country’s largest crude oil export terminal.
Targeted Oil Infrastructures
On Friday night, the American president declared on his Truth Social network that he had “completely destroyed” military targets on the rule and warned that he would also destroy its oil infrastructures “if Iran, or anyone else, did anything to impede the free and safe passage of ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”
During this attack, 15 explosions were heard but “no oil infrastructure was damaged,” wrote the Fars agency on Saturday, citing unidentified “on-site sources.”
All oil, economic, and energy facilities owned by oil companies in the region partly held by the United States or cooperating with the United States will be immediately destroyed and reduced to ashes, threatened the spokesman for the central headquarters of Khatam al-Anbiya, affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, cited by Iranian media.
The Price of Oil Skyrockets
The conflict, sparked by the Israeli-American offensive in Iran on February 28, disrupts oil delivery worldwide, causing prices to soar due to Tehran’s blocking of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s hydrocarbon production passed.
Donald Trump assured that the U.S. Navy would “soon, very soon” begin escorting tankers in the strait.
According to American press reports, the United States will also send reinforcements to the Middle East, with the New York Times mentioning about 2,500 Marines and three more ships, and the Wall Street Journal mentioning the assault ship Tripoli, based in Japan.
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