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US VP Claims Iran Loses Control Over Strait of Hormuz, China Ready to Isolate Tehran Economically
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In Short: US Vice President JD Vance stated that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are nearly back to pre-war levels, suggesting Iran has lost control.
US Vice President JD Vance claimed on Thursday that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz are nearly back to pre-war levels, indicating that Iran has effectively lost control over the strategic waterway.
Vance stated during a White House briefing, 'If you go back three months ago, how much oil and gas was coming out of the strait under Iranian threats. It was virtually nothing. Now, it’s almost back to where it was before the conflict even started.
The latest developments come amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran following the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran that began on February 28.
Vance also highlighted that China is willing to cooperate with efforts to economically isolate Iran, adding, 'The vice president also said China was willing to cooperate with efforts to economically isolate Iran.
Background
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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