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A huge and surprising geopolitical development has come to light in the Strait of Hormuz, which is considered to be the most sensitive and strategically most important sea route of the Middle East. According to intelligence received from defense corridors, the US Navy has created a very secret and secure secret shipping route right under the nose of Iran. Through this new and alternative route, millions of barrels of crude oil and ships carrying essential supplies are being safely evacuated every day from the world’s busiest oil corridor, and the biggest thing is that the Iranian Army or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are not even aware of this. This strategic and technical move of the US Navy has completely defied all the claims and guardings of Iran.
Strategic importance and tensions of the Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is considered the backbone of the world’s crude oil trade, as a large part of the oil tankers originating from the Gulf countries pass through this narrow sea route. For the last few years, there has been constant tension between America and Iran regarding supremacy in this region. The Iranian army often hatches conspiracies to close this route or threaten international ships passing through it. Iran has been continuously conducting anti-ship missiles and naval exercises to strengthen its hold on this route connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. In such a situation, the US Army finding or preparing such an intelligence and safe route in this area, where Iran’s radar and surveillance systems have completely failed, is being considered a wonderful and unimaginable example of American military capability.
How was this secret route prepared and what is its specialty?
US Navy strategists and warships equipped with modern technology have jointly carried out this complex operation. The biggest feature of this secret shipping route is that it is using state-of-the-art electronic jamming, stealth technology and satellite navigation, due to which the coastal radar systems and drones of the Iranian Army have become completely ‘blind’. They are not able to sense when oil tankers silently pass through this area under American security cover. Through this secret route, millions of barrels of oil are being safely transported to the global market every day, thereby avoiding any major disruption in the global energy supply chain. Tehran’s strategists are deeply shocked by this masterstroke strategy of Washington.
Open failure and irritation of Iranian army and leadership
Ever since Iran has realized that despite its naval blockade and threats, American ships are continuously extracting oil and weapons out of its sight, there has been a stir in the Iranian military headquarters. This situation is considered extremely embarrassing for Iran’s senior military commanders and the Revolutionary Guard, because they have proved to be completely incapable of stopping this major American activity going on right near their borders. There is a lot of uproar about this in Iranian media and political circles, and they are calling it a major threat against their sovereignty. Although, not many official revelations have been made by the US Defense Department (Pentagon) about this secret route, but experts believe that this step will further strengthen America’s dominance in the Gulf countries.
What impact will this have on global energy markets and countries like India?
The direct and positive impact of this entire development is being seen on the global energy markets. Since the Strait of Hormuz is the largest center of oil trade in the world, any military conflict or blockage here causes crude oil prices to skyrocket. Operation of this safe and secret route by the US has resulted in stable oil prices, which has come as a big relief to many other major developing countries including India who are dependent on imports from this region for their energy needs. However, this new cold war going on between America and Iran in this boiling sea of the Middle East may show more colors in the coming days, on which the eyes of the whole world are fixed.