President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a total naval blockade on all Iranian ports. He threatened to strike critical infrastructure, including power plants and bridges, by next week unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table. The announcement marks a sharp escalation in the conflict. According to the United States military, fresh rounds of airstrikes have commenced to degrade Iranian capabilities used to target commercial shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
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Subscribe Sekarang →The region remains highly volatile. Tehran reported that it has closed the strait once again following the reignition of hostilities last week. This flare-up shattered a fragile truce established in June after months of heavy fighting that claimed thousands of lives. Based on statements from an interview with Fox News, Trump declared his intention to target infrastructure if compliance is not met, saying, "Next week comes the power plants, next week comes the bridges, unless they get to the table and negotiate."
International law places strict boundaries on such actions. The 1949 Geneva Conventions explicitly prohibit military strikes on civilian infrastructure deemed essential for survival. Despite these restrictions, Washington maintains that its negotiators have warned Iranian counterparts to strike a deal immediately. Meanwhile, the conflict has rapidly spread across borders, with the Iranian army launching retaliatory drone attacks against United States positions at the Azraq base in Jordan.
The violence has expanded across the Persian Gulf. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated they targeted weapons and storage facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait. In response, the Kuwaiti army reported that its air defenses engaged and neutralized incoming Iranian drones. These engagements raise deep concerns regarding the viability of last month's memorandum of understanding, which aimed to establish a permanent halt to a war that has severely disrupted global energy supplies.
The economic impact of the blockade is immediate and severe. Prior to the outbreak of hostiles in February, approximately one-fifth of the world's daily oil and gas shipments passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Following the latest escalation, benchmark Brent crude oil prices surged by 15 percent over seven days to reach 85 dollars a barrel. The International Monetary Fund warned that an extended war poses immense global risks, particularly as many nations have exhausted their strategic petroleum reserves to protect consumers.