A Islamic advisory assembly, Iran parliamentrecommended closing this Saturday The Ormuz is narrowOne of the main commercial and economic steps of the world, when compensating for the United States attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities, although the final decision will remain in the hands of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Jamenium. According to estimates, 20% of oil and 30% of liquefied natural gas, which are consumed in the world, pass through the Ormuz Strait.
In the comments collected by Iranian public television radio, general Esmail KuzariMember of the Parliament National Security Commission confirmed that the chamber “came to the conclusion that You must close the straitBut the decision falls on the Supreme Council for National Security. ”
3.3 million barrels per day
Iran is an important oil manufacturer with pumping 3.3 million barrels per day of raw oil and export of about 1.7 million peopleThus, if there is an escalation, it is not difficult to ensure the interruption of the Iranian supply of oil.
Experts as a person responsible for researching the strategy of raw materialsWarren PattersonThey warned in the middle of the month that the ascent scenario increases the likelihood of breaks in sea transport, which would affect the oil flows of the Persian Gulf.
“A significant interruption of these flows will be enough to increase prices by $ 120 per barrel”Analytic points, expecting that if the breaks are persisted at the end of the year, “we could see how Brent quotes a new Historical maximumsExceeding the record of about 150 dollars per barrel of 2008. ”