US trapped in Strait of Hormuz 'quagmire' after war on Iran: Libya’s Grand Mufti
Libya’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Sadiq al-Ghariani says the United States claims control over the Strait of Hormuz but it is actually trapped in an increasingly difficult situation in the strategic waterway.
Ghariani made the remarks in a video message post on his X account on Wednesday as Iran continues to maintain its tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz, responsible for a fifth of global oil demand, since the early days of the the illegal US-Israeli war of aggression against the country.
"The US has found itself caught in the quagmire of the Strait of Hormuz, while trying to convince its people that it has the strait under control. In reality, however, it is trapped in the Strait of Hormuz predicament,” he said.
Iran restricted transit through the Strait of Hormuz in response to the criminal US-Israeli aggression that began on February 28.
On June 17, Tehran and Washington signed the Pakistan-brokered Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), whose Article 5 places responsibility for reopening and managing the Strait squarely in Iran’s hands.
However, Washington attempted to undermine Iran’s sovereignty over the vital global energy chokepoint, resumed its airstrikes on Iran, and imposed a naval blockade in violation of the war-ending deal.
The unlawful US measures prompted Iran to declare the Strait of Hormuz closed to all traffic.
Now, shipping traffic through the Strait has reached its lowest level in months, sending oil prices to their highest.
Also in his remarks, Libya’s Grand Mufti referred to the developments in Yemen, saying Saudi Arabia is waging a war there on behalf of the US.
He added that Yemeni armed forces' control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait further deepens the United States’ predicament in the region.
In recent days, Yemen has launched operations in response to Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes, as well as its land, sea, and air blockade of the country for almost 12 years.
It has managed to push back Saudi-backed militants and take control of the port city of Mokha on the Red Sea coast, along with the strategically important Kahboub area.
The advances significantly strengthen the Yemeni army’s control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic maritime passage between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden through which about 12 percent of the world’s oil and other goods are shipped.
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