The threat from Iran: "Not a liter of oil will pass through Hormuz, U.S. and Israeli ships are legitimate military targets"

The winds of conflict are once again fiercely battering the nerve center of the Middle East.

In a sudden escalation that threatens to shake global energy markets, Iranian armed forces have announced a military interdiction on the transit of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most sensitive junctions of global trade.

"We will not allow a single liter of oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz," stated a note from the central headquarters of the unified operational command of the armed forces of Tehran.

The warning is categorical: any vessel belonging to the United States or Israel, or carrying oil owned by them, will be considered "a legitimate target of the Iranian armed forces".

The warning, reiterated by state television, also extends to vessels heading to the allied countries of the two Western powers.

The military authorities in Tehran have also announced a change in doctrine, stating that "the policy of counterattack is over; from now on our policy will be one blow after another", warning that energy prices cannot be contained with measures of "artificial respiration".

Meanwhile, the tension has already translated into violence in the waters of the Gulf. The Thai-flagged bulk carrier “Mayuree Naree” was the victim of an attack while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, shortly after departing from a port in the United Arab Emirates.

The Thai Navy has reported that the causes of the assault remain to be determined and are under investigation.

According to reports, the Omani Navy rescue units have rescued twenty crew members, while searches continue for three missing sailors.

To further complicate matters, Iran has leveled serious accusations against Washington and Tel Aviv. The Mehr agency claims that the United States and Israel are responsible for a missile attack on a civilian vehicle: an ambulance boat that was hit in the afternoon while docked at the pier of Hormuz Island.

The vessel, crucial for the urgent transfer of patients from the island to hospitals in the port city of Bandar Abbas, in the southern province of Hormozgan, was shown in flames in images released by local media.

Within a few hours, the Strait of Hormuz slipped from vital trade artery to epicenter of an open confrontation.