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Hormuz blockade enters its third month: U.S. plans new military action, Iran warns of a "long and painful strike"
BlockBeats News, May 1st, as the Strait of Hormuz blockade enters its third month, tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate. Reuters quoted senior officials from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as saying that any new round of US attacks on Iran, even if limited in scale, will be met with “a long and painful strike” against US military regional bases and warships.
The report states that US President Donald Trump will brief on a new round of military strikes against Iran on Thursday local time. Axios also disclosed that some US plans involve deploying ground forces to take control of parts of the Strait of Hormuz to restore commercial shipping.
Currently, the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, affecting about 20% of the world’s oil and gas supplies, with international energy prices continuing to rise. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran will continue to maintain “absolute control” over the strait and warned foreign forces that they “can only be buried at sea.”
Meanwhile, the US is pushing to form an international alliance called the “Maritime Freedom Framework,” aiming to ensure safe navigation through the strait after the conflict ends, but France, the UK, and other countries have only expressed willingness to participate in related actions after a ceasefire.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked for a long time, global economic growth will slow significantly and could trigger more severe inflation and food crises.