JUST IN: UK Ready to Join U.S. in Strait of Hormuz Operation — Could Trigger Global Oil Crisis!

More than 1,000 cargo ships, mainly oil and gas tankers, have been blocked from transiting the strait of Hormuz by the Israeli-US war against Iran after Tehran closed the key maritime passage, with a potentially large global economic impact.

Officials in the Trump administration have suggested an international naval taskforce to reopen the strait, but enthusiasm remains low from other countries to join it, with a number saying they had no plans to participate or offering only minimal assistance.

What is the strait of Hormuz?
The strait is the only maritime passage out of the Gulf and the route for about a quarter of the world’s liquefied natural gas and seaborne trade. Shipping is confined to a pair of two-mile-wide lanes, one for outbound traffic and one for incoming, separated by a two-mile-wide meridian.