News ID: 4667
Date: Sunday 5 October 2025 - 21:53

If the Strait of Hormuz is closed, who is the first victim?

If the Strait of Hormuz is closed, who is the first victim?
A member of the Majlis National Security Commission still threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, while such a speech may seem attractive to the general audience, in fact deepest disregard for Iran's economic and geopolitical realities. The key question is if the Strait of Hormuz really closes, who is most damaged? The answer is clear, Iran itself. Even if the country's oil exports reach 6,000 barrels a day, there is still no other way than to cross the same strait.

According to Energy Press, today’s remarks by Jacob Rezazadeh, a member of parliament’s National Security Commission, that “if the enemies do not allow Iran’s oil to sell, we will not allow crossing the Strait of Hormuz,” has once again raised a wave of criticism. While such a speech may seem appealing to the general audience, they actually reflect deep disregard for Iran’s economic and geopolitical realities. It is as if their job is to fuel inflammation, not to reduce it. Is the public courtyard of the Majlis to express such threats that not only help sell oil, but also make anxiety more in the hearts of people and economic activists?
This is the basic question if the Strait of Hormuz is really closed, who is most damaged? The answer is clear, Iran itself. Even if the country’s oil exports reach 6,000 barrels a day, there is still no other way than to cross the same strait. Iran has yet to build any pipeline to transfer oil to Chabahar or other ports of the Oman Sea coast, and its dependence on Hormuz is almost absolute.
Meanwhile, countries in the region have well understood that the Strait of Hormuz can be their Achilles’ heel and they have been planning for the day for years. Saudi Arabia transfers its eastern oil to the Port of Yanba in the Red Sea by launching the Petroline pipeline; The capacity of this route is about 5 million barrels per day.

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