Tehran moved to formalise control over the Strait of Hormuz while Washington prepared for the arrival of US combat forces in the region
People inspect the damage after an Iranian ballistic missile attack in Kfar Kasem, Israel. PIC/Getty Images
Iran and the US hardened their positions as diplomacy aimed at reaching a ceasefire in the war in the West Asia appeared to be faltering on Thursday.
Tehran moved to formalise control over the Strait of Hormuz while Washington prepared for the arrival of US combat forces in the region.
Iran is instituting a “de facto toll booth’ regime”, industry experts say, with some ships paying in Chinese yuan to pass through the strait, where 20 per cent of all traded oil and natural gas is transported in peacetime.
Meanwhile, a strike group anchored by the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli drew closer to West Asia with some 2500 Marines. Also, at least 1000 paratroopers from have been ordered to the region.
Trump previously deployed forces in the Caribbean before the American military captured former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in January.
In the current situation, the US is seen as focused on possibly seizing Iran’s oil terminal at Kharg Island or other sites near the strait.
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