Leave Hormuz Now, We Can’t Assure Civilians Safety – US Army Speaks
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/leave-hormuz-now-we-cant-assure-civilians-safety-us-army-speaks/
#Aframax #China #Donald #Gulf #Hormuz #Island #Karachi #Kharg #Korea #MarineTrafic #Oman #Strait #Europe #France #Germany #Iran #Iraq #Israel #Italy #Japan #NATO #Putin #Russia #Trump #UAE #UK #US There may be no doubt that Iran is apparently giving the United States, US a tougher time at the Strait of Hormuz, holding strong that none of its enemies and their allies will sail their ship through the strait of hormuz, an action that has since made the US President, Donald Trump to make contradictory statements after the US army obviously failed in its intimidating military campaign and destruction of the Iran Naval base, airport control tower, helicopter hangars, Naval mine storage, missile bunkers and anti aircraft and ballistic missiles defense system, with a threat to destroy the oil lifeline of Iran at the Kharg Island if Iran continued to block ship from sailing through the strait of Hormuz, but yet, as at the time of filing in this report today, Iran remains deviant to US threat, with close watchers saying; Iran may not fight a traditional normal naval war with the US Marines who are currently on a high speed traveling from their base in Japan to the strait of Hormuz, of which, over 2,500 of the US Marines and Sailors have been redeployed and apparently drawn from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, MEU, an elite rapid-response force, and the Marines are traveling aboard an Amphibious Ready Group, ARG led by the assault ship USS Tripoli, LHA-7, an assault ship that can function as a Lightning Carrier, carrying F-35B stealth fighters and MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft and the assigned Marines are expected to arrive the strait of Hormuz in a week or less than two weeks time, but, currently, close watchers said; Iran is using deviant tactics like GPS. #OsazuwaAkonedo
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/leave-hormuz-now-we-cant-assure-civilians-safety-us-army-speaks/
#Aframax #China #Donald #Gulf #Hormuz #Island #Karachi #Kharg #Korea #MarineTrafic #Oman #Strait #Europe #France #Germany #Iran #Iraq #Israel #Italy #Japan #NATO #Putin #Russia #Trump #UAE #UK #US There may be no doubt that Iran is apparently giving the United States, US a tougher time at the Strait of Hormuz, holding strong that none of its enemies and their allies will sail their ship through the strait of hormuz, an action that has since made the US President, Donald Trump to make contradictory statements after the US army obviously failed in its intimidating military campaign and destruction of the Iran Naval base, airport control tower, helicopter hangars, Naval mine storage, missile bunkers and anti aircraft and ballistic missiles defense system, with a threat to destroy the oil lifeline of Iran at the Kharg Island if Iran continued to block ship from sailing through the strait of Hormuz, but yet, as at the time of filing in this report today, Iran remains deviant to US threat, with close watchers saying; Iran may not fight a traditional normal naval war with the US Marines who are currently on a high speed traveling from their base in Japan to the strait of Hormuz, of which, over 2,500 of the US Marines and Sailors have been redeployed and apparently drawn from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, MEU, an elite rapid-response force, and the Marines are traveling aboard an Amphibious Ready Group, ARG led by the assault ship USS Tripoli, LHA-7, an assault ship that can function as a Lightning Carrier, carrying F-35B stealth fighters and MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft and the assigned Marines are expected to arrive the strait of Hormuz in a week or less than two weeks time, but, currently, close watchers said; Iran is using deviant tactics like GPS. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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00:00There may be no doubt that Iran is apparently giving the United States, U.S. a tougher time at the
00:05Strait of Hormuz,
00:06holding strong that none of its enemies and their allies will sail their ship through the Strait of Hormuz,
00:12an action that has since made the U.S. President, Donald Trump to make contradictory statements
00:18after the U.S. Army obviously failed in its intimidating military campaign and destruction of the Iran naval base,
00:25airport control tower, helicopter hangars, naval mine storage, missile bunkers and anti-aircraft
00:32and ballistic missiles defense system, with a threat to destroy the oil lifeline of Iran at the
00:37Karg Island if Iran continued to block ship from sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, but yet,
00:43as at the time of filing in this report today, Iran remains deviant to U.S. threat, with close watches
00:49saying, Iran may not fight a traditional normal naval war with the U.S. Marines who are currently
00:55on a high-speed traveling from their base in Japan to the Strait of Hormuz, of which,
01:00over 2,500 of the U.S. Marines and sailors have been redeployed and apparently drawn from the 31st Marine
01:08Expeditionary Unit, MEU, an elite rapid response force, and the Marines are traveling aboard an
01:14amphibious ready group, ARG led by the assault ship USS Tripoli, LHA-7, an assault ship that can function
01:22as a lightning carrier, carrying F-35B stealth fighters and MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft
01:29and the assigned Marines are expected to arrive the Strait of Hormuz in a week or less than two
01:34weeks' time, but, currently, close watches said, Iran is using deviant tactics like GPS jabbing,
01:42swarming drones, and underwater mines to keep the U.S. Navy off balance. An action that may be the
01:48reason the U.S. President Donald Trump initially called on the international communities to help
01:54form an international naval coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but some European countries like
02:00Germany, United Kingdom, France, Greece, Italy, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO refused,
02:09with some heads of the European countries saying, the war is not our war. Germany will not participate
02:14in any military activity in the Strait. Any plan to reopen the Strait won't be a NATO mission and that
02:21the U.K. will not be drawn into a wider war. No sending France warships to the region until the
02:28security situation stabilizes. Italy's current naval missions would not be extended to the Strait.
02:34No Greece military engagement in the waterway. Following this, President Donald Trump in a
02:40nationwide media chat on Monday, said, U.S. don't need them, we don't need anybody. We are the
02:47strongest nation in the world, we have the strongest military by far in the world. We don't need them,
02:53but, it is interesting, in some cases, not because we need them, because I want to find out how they
03:00react. We have been protecting these countries for years with NATO, because NATO is us. You can ask Putin,
03:07Russia President, Vladimir Putin, Putin fears us. He doesn't fear them, he has no fear of Europe
03:14whatsoever. Meanwhile, Iran's stronghold on the Strait of Hormuz has made energy prices to go higher.
03:21Brent crude has surged to over $105 per barrel, a 40% increase since the start of the war on
03:29February
03:2928, 2026. Qatar Energy has declared force majeure on LNG shipments after attacks on its facilities,
03:37removing 20% of the global LNG supply from the market overnight. Most shipping according to local media
03:45has diverted to the Cape of Good Hope, adding 10 to 14 days to journey times and significantly
03:51increasing freight costs with Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry confirming that the port of Cape Town in
03:57South Africa recorded a 112% increase in diverted vessels by mid-March 2026. This, the US military,
04:07CENTCOM during the preceding week issued a public announcement, asking civilians to
04:12leave ports around the Strait of Hormuz, saying, the Iranian regime is using civilian ports along the
04:19Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations that threaten international shipping.
04:23As of today, March 17, 2026, multiple reports indicated that the Strait of Hormuz is in a state
04:31of de facto closure and extreme military tension. Commercial traffic has collapsed from a pre-war
04:38average of 138 vessels per day to just three vessels per day as of March 16, according to local
04:45observers. Major carriers like MESC, MSC, and Hapig Lloyd are said to have suspended all transits.
04:53Iran has officially stated the Strait is, open, but effectively barred to the US, Israel, and their
05:00allies. Some non-Western vessels, such as Indian and Pakistani tankers, have been granted rare
05:07exceptions to pass, often by hugging the Iranian coastline or broadcasting, China crew, on their
05:13transponders to signal neutrality. It was gathered that more than 3,200 ships are currently trapped
05:20or waiting west of the Strait as companies assess the risk of missile and drone attacks.
05:26Mariner traffic on March 4, 2026 had tweeted that, tanker traffic threw Strait of Hormuz down by 90%.
05:34Analysis of vessel activity indicates tanker transits are now around 90% lower than last week.
05:41Matt Wright, Principal Freight Analyst at Kapler, explains, unlike several other vessel segments
05:48where movements have largely ceased, some tankers are still traveling east and west through the
05:53Strait, with a number of voyages occurring under, Automatic Identification System, Ash Blackouts.
05:59During the preceding week, Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtabakumanei vowed to keep blocking the
06:06Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel, in a statement read by a presenter on state TV.
06:11On March 14, 2026, President Trump urged allies, including the UK, China, France, Japan, and South
06:21Korea, to send warships to the region to help reopen the Strait and secure global energy routes
06:27but the European countries refused, and the US President said the United States does not
06:32need them, he was only wanting to see their reactions by asking for international naval
06:37coalition help.
06:39Mariner traffic on Monday reported that a first non-Iranian cargo transit Strait of Hormuz
06:45with Ash on.
06:46Accordingly, the mariner traffic stated that, the Aframax tanker Karachi, carrying Abu Dhabi's
06:53Das Crude, has become the first non-Iranian cargo to transit the choke point while broadcasting
06:58its ash signal, suggesting that select shipments may be receiving negotiated safe passage.
07:04According to Mariner traffic data, the 237-meter crude oil tanker entered the Iranian Exclusive
07:11Economic Zone on 15 March at 11.33 UTC and crossed the Strait of Hormuz at 14.43 UTC.
07:21The vessel is currently sailing in the Gulf of Oman at around 9.6 knots, having successfully
07:28passed through the Strait with Ash active.
07:31The transit follows weeks of significantly reduced traffic through the strategic waterway,
07:36with more than 20 long-range tankers reported to have exited the Gulf.
07:41In numbers of efforts to make the Strait of Hormuz open, President Donald Trump during the
07:46preceding week stated via his truth social media that, moments ago, at my direction,
07:52the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the
07:58history of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every military target in Iran's crown jewel,
08:03Karg Island.
08:04Our weapons are the most powerful and sophisticated that the world has ever known but, for reasons
08:10of decency, I have chosen not to wipe out the oil infrastructure on the island.
08:15However, should Iran, or anyone else, do anything to interfere with the free and safe passage of
08:22ships through the Strait of Hormuz, I will immediately reconsider this decision.
08:26During my first term, and currently, I rebuilt our military into the most lethal, powerful, and
08:34effective force, by far, anywhere in the world. Iran has no ability to defend anything that we
08:41want to attack. There is nothing they can do about it. Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,
08:47nor will it have the ability to threaten the United States of America, the Middle East or,
08:53for that matter, the world. Iran's military, and all others involved with this terrorist regime,
08:59would be wise to lay down their arms, and save what's left of their country, which isn't much.
09:04Thank you for your attention to this matter. Iran has continued to retaliate U.S. attacks on its
09:11soil and Iran's Qatam al-Anbiya central headquarters has also urged residents in the
09:16United Arab Emirates to evacuate areas located near ports, docks and facilities hosting the United
09:22States military presence. The advisory, issued by the Iranian military command, warned that civilians
09:29living around strategic maritime and military locations should move away from such areas.
09:34as tensions continue to rise in the region, according to Al Jazeera news media. Multiple
09:41reports indicated that more cargo ships have been attacked in the Gulf, apparently by Iran.
09:47Two tankers were hid near Iraq, while a container ship was struck near the UAE.
09:53Iranian state media says Iranian forces were behind at least one strike.
09:57U.S. Senkom in a press release issued on March 11, 2026 with the title, civilians warned to avoid ports
10:05used by Iranian forces, stated that, U.S. Central Command, Senkom, is issuing a warning to civilians
10:12that the Iranian regime is using civilian ports along the Strait of Hormuz to conduct military operations
10:18that threaten international shipping. This dangerous action risks the lives of innocent people.
10:24civilian ports used for military purposes lose protected status and become legitimate military
10:30targets under international law. Senkom urges civilians in Iran to immediately avoid all port facilities
10:37where Iranian naval forces are operating. Iranian dock workers, administrative personnel,
10:43and commercial vessel crews should avoid Iranian naval vessels and military equipment.
10:48Iranian naval forces have positioned military vessels and equipment within civilian ports
10:54serving commercial maritime traffic. Although the U.S. military also cannot guarantee civilian
11:00safety in or near facilities used by the Iranian regime for military purposes, American forces
11:06will continue taking every feasible precaution to minimize harm to civilians.
11:11We don't need anybody. We're the strongest nation in the world. We have the strongest military
11:16by far in the world. We don't need them. But it's interesting. I'm almost doing it in some cases
11:22not because we need them, but because I want to find out how they react. Because I've been saying
11:27for years that if we ever did need them, they won't be there. Not all of them, but they won't
11:31be there.
11:31I was very, I was very surprised with the United Kingdom. Because the United Kingdom, two weeks ago,
11:39I said, why don't you send some ships over? And he really didn't want to do it.
11:43I said, you don't want to do it. We've been with you. You're our oldest ally.
11:48And we spend a lot of money on, you know, NATO and all of these things to protect you.
11:53I mean, we're protecting them. We're working with them on Ukraine. Ukraine's thousands of miles away,
11:59separated by a vast ocean. We don't have to do that, but we did it. Well, Biden did it.
12:05I mean, I have to be honest with you. Biden got taken to the cleaners. But we worked with them
12:11in Ukraine. We don't need to work with them in Ukraine. And then they tell us that we have a
12:17mine ship around and they don't want to do it. I think it's terrible. No, I was very surprised.
12:23I told him, you know, we requested two aircraft carriers, which they had. And he didn't really
12:30want to do it. And then right after the war essentially ended, you know, meaning they were
12:35obliterated. He said, I would like to send the aircraft carriers. I said, I don't need them
12:42after the war has ended and won. I need it before the war. So I was very upset with, not
12:48upset,
12:48I was, I was not happy with the UK. I think they'll be involved. Yeah, maybe. But they
12:55should be involved enthusiastically. We've been protecting these countries for years with
13:00NATO because NATO is us. You can ask Putin. Putin fears us. He doesn't fear. He has no fear
13:08of Europe whatsoever.
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