00:01U.S. Central Command has given more details of a U.S. strike first announced on Tuesday,
00:06which it says took out a base in Iran threatening the critical oil route, the Strait of Hormuz.
00:12It says its warplanes dropped 5,000-pound bombs on the underground facility on Iran's coast.
00:18We not only took out the facility, but also destroyed intelligence support sites and missile radar relays
00:25that were used to monitor ship movements.
00:27Iran's ability to threaten freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz is degraded as a result,
00:33and we will not stop pursuing these targets.
00:36The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's main choke points.
00:40Around 20 percent of the world's liquefied natural gas and oil passes through it each year.
00:45The announcement now appears designed to calm the concerns of energy markets and allies.
00:51More of those added their signatures on Saturday to a statement on Thursday
00:55condemning the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:58Twenty-two countries, including the U.K., France, Germany, Japan, and South Korea are saying,
01:04We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait.
01:10We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning.
01:15NATO could help us, but they so far haven't had the courage to do so.
01:20The U.S. President Donald Trump has called NATO allies cowards and urged them to secure the Strait.
01:26Tehran is currently saying it's imposing restrictions on vessels from countries involved in attacks on Iran
01:32and would offer assistance to others that stayed out of the conflict.
01:36Iran's foreign minister has said that Tehran was prepared to ensure safe passage for Japan.
01:41The blockade of the Strait has sent crude oil prices soaring,
01:45with a barrel of North Sea Brent crude up more than 50% over the last month.
01:50Suicide oil is usually a deben of falls at the moment.
01:50It depends on the result of the last century.
01:50It depends on how it workout.
01:50It depends on how it needs to be protected.
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