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The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The Navy’s assessments spell continued disruption to Middle East oil exports and reflect a divergence from President Donald Trump’s statements that the U.S. is prepared to provide naval escorts whenever needed to restart regular shipments along the key waterway.

Shipping ​along the narrow strait has all but halted ‌since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran more than a week ago, preventing exports of ​around a fifth of the world’s oil supply and sending global oil prices surging to highs not seen since 2022.

A senior official with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has said the strait is closed and Iran will fire on any ship trying to ‌pass, Iranian media reported last week. Several ships have already been hit.

The U.S. Navy has ⁠held regular briefings with shipping and oil industry counterparts and has said during ​those briefings it is unable to provide escorts for the time being, three shipping industry sources familiar with the matter said.

The sources, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the shipping industry has been making requests almost daily during the calls for naval escorts through the strait.

One of the sources said the Navy’s assessment during Tuesday’s briefing had not changed and that escorts would only be possible once the risk of attack was reduced.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for ‌comment.

PRESIDENT PROMISES NAVAL ESCORTS

Trump has said repeatedly in recent days that the United States is prepared to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz when necessary.

"When the time comes, the U.S. Navy and its partners will escort tankers through the strait, if needed. I hope it’s not going to be needed, but ‌if it’s needed, we’ll escort them right through," he said on Monday during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort ‌in Florida.

The U.S. military has started looking at options to potentially escort ships through the strait, should it ‌be ordered to do so, General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday.

"We’re looking at a range of options there," Caine told reporters at the Pentagon.

A U.S. official told ‌Reuters ‌the U.S. military has not yet escorted any commercial ships through the strait. Earlier in the day, U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright deleted a post on X in which he said the Navy had successfully escorted one through.

While there have been some voyages through the waterway in recent ⁠days, the majority of shipping traffic remains on hold with hundreds of ships anchored.

SECURITY CHALLENGES MOUNT IN ‌STRAIT

Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s top oil exporter, said on Tuesday there would be "catastrophic consequences" for the world’s oil markets if the war on Iran continues to disrupt shipping ‌in the Strait of Hormuz.

Maritime security specialists and analysts said securing the strait ⁠will be difficult, even if the effort involves an international coalition, because of Iran’s ‌ability to deploy mines or cheaply made attack drones.

"Neither France, the United States, an international coalition or anybody is in a position to secure the Strait of Hormuz," said Adel Bakawan, director of the European Institute for Studies on the Middle East and North Africa.

Last week, Iran used a remote-controlled boat laden with explosives to damage a crude oil tanker anchored in Iraqi waters, according to initial assessments from two Iraqi port security sources.

A maritime security source ‌said securing the strait could require the U.S. to take control of Iran’s vast coast.

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Because Iran is planting mines on the sea, and America has been removing them, so it will take some time to remove the mines to enable vessels sail through.



America is the father of the whole world and there is no doubt about this

One guy made 100 million dollars from the claim that escorts were available.

Insider trading.

franchasofficia:
Because Iran is planting mines on the sea, and America has been removing them, so it will take some time to remove the mines to enable vessels sail through.



America is the father of the whole world and there is no doubt about this

Remove wetin?

Why do you like deceiving yourself?

Let them go and escort na. They all will be brought back in body bags...

Flangelo12:
Remove wetin?

Why do you like deceiving yourself?

Are you saying the route will forever remain closed?
So who is deceiving him or herself?

franchasofficia:
Because Iran is planting mines on the sea, and America has been removing them, so it will take some time to remove the mines to enable vessels sail through.



America is the father of the whole world and there is no doubt about this

See this one... So because they're the world supper power means they can behave any how? Your Almighty Donald Trump is completely confused and regretting why that devil Satanyahoo deceived him to attack Iran.

They don't want Iran to burn down their Naval ship

franchasofficia:
Because Iran is planting mines on the sea, and America has been removing them, so it will take some time to remove the mines to enable vessels sail through.



America is the father of the whole world and there is no doubt about this

You follow them plant the mines Abi you follow them remove the mines, which one you do?

;Di. I'm just laughing

11doubledee:
Are you saying the route will forever remain closed?
So who is deceiving him or herself?

It would be available when US makes peace with Iran.

Nobody can change that

mynd1:
See this one... So because they're the world supper power means they can behave any how? Your Almighty Donald Trump is completely confused and regretting why that devil Satanyahoo deceived him to attack Iran.

Every1 will suffer...
But Iran will suffer most ....

mynd1:
Let them go and escort na. They all will be brought back in body bags...

One of the terrorist sympathizers spotted😂😂

mynd1:
See this one... So because they're the world supper power means they can behave any how? Your Almighty Donald Trump is completely confused and regretting why that devil Satanyahoo deceived him to attack Iran.

Trump doesn't regret anything... Stop talking trash

Flangelo12:
It would be available when US makes peace with Iran.

Nobody can change that

Definitely but they always want to make a case from the angle of bias and sentiments like they are talking to toddlers or morons.

11doubledee:
So are you saying the route forever remain closed?

No body wants the route should be forever closed but at least let everyone feel the heat. Just because you are big doesn't mean you should be going around slapping people. You will slap someone and will forever regret doing so, that's the case with Iran.

When would we begin to have absolute peace all around the world for 5 straight years? 🚑

mynd1:
Let them go and escort na. They all will be brought back in body bags...

Segxydube:
Trump doesn't regret anything... Stop talking trash

Say's someone who only read news from nairaland. Mtcheew.

Lol this one no be PlayStation or Hollywood...



Na Real life....

The strait of sunken oil ships. The strait of unintended consequences.

Leave, Iran Don win this one.

11doubledee:
Definitely but they always want to make a case from the angle of bias and sentiments like they are talking to toddlers or morons.

Truth is, nobody can stop what Iran is doing.

US should have let them be.

They were not a trouble and now the world is suffering for it.

Trump is an incompetent president.

He's the most useless president in the whole world.

Unless he's impeached, America will continue to be doom.

USA have the best military,let them test their strength by crossing,trump should also be on the frontline,I want to check something

franchasofficia:
Because Iran is planting mines on the sea, and America has been removing them, so it will take some time to remove the mines to enable vessels sail through.



America is the father of the whole world and there is no doubt about this

Is that the new excuse? I thought Oga Trump said his big beautiful ships will stroll majestically through the strait and opened it up.

Wow. I thought Ogagun Trump was forming Rambo.

Alaye gbe agbara sile!

Drumpf said he will get the US navy to escort vessels through the straits but I guess his admirals know its suicidal and struck his order down.


There is mutiny in the PENTAGON after Mossad took over the affairs there and in Langley.

No American soldier is willing to fight and die in Operation Epstein Fury for a supposed ally that will not hessitate to target them in a fog of war.

Already tensions are brewing in the Pentagon after it was revealed that a team of captured Delta Force operatives numbering over 40 were killed by Israeli missile strike in their safe location.

The Israelis not wanting the US to negotiate for their release with Iran blew up the black house that the Delta force operatives were being held.

The likelyhood of a coup in the US is growing by the day as most officers are now condemning this senseless war on Israel's behalf

Time shall tell. It's only a matter of time.

Hmmmm. Okay o. When will it now be possible ?

Segxydube:
Trump doesn't regret anything... Stop talking trash

Of course, I don't expect an Epsteinist to regret that his irresponsibility led to the death of innocent children and women.

Regret bawo?