The Strait of Hormuz could turn into a deadly ‘kill box’ zone for the US Navy if Donald Trump decides to send American warships to the troubled waterway.
Sending US sailors to the narrow strait will likely turn them into easy targets for disastrous Iranian drone and missile strikes, according to the Navy, Wall Street Journal reported.
At least 13 Americans have already been killed in the war with Iran, which was triggered after joint US and Israeli airstrikes killed the regime’s former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28.
Tensions reached a boiling point across the Gulf region in the days following, as Iran counterattacked US Army and Naval bases and Israel continued bombarding Tehran.
Now the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most strategically important trading trade routes, has become a focal point in the international conflict – as currently disruption has caused chaos in the global markets, namely with oil and gas.
Around 3,000 ships sailing through the corridor each month, but since the war with Iran unfolded many large cargo ships have been attacked and pillaged while passing through the Persian Gulf.
Trump – who has previously been bullish with how he intends to reopen the passage -called upon the US’s allies to aid with getting the trade route back to normal.
‘The U.S. will also coordinate with those Countries so that everything goes quickly, smoothly, and well. This should have always been a team effort, and now it will be,’ he posted over the weekend.
An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz
