The political dimension of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz was assessed by the expert

Iran's blocking of the Strait of Hormuz is a rather difficult task not only in the military, but also in the political dimension, said political scientist Maxim Zharov.

It is not enough just to block the strait, it is also necessary to keep this overlap for quite a long time, "opening" the strait to manage the global oil market, the expert writes in the telegram channel.

"And in order to control oil prices on the world market and within the United States, during the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran must make some verbal interventions, "swing" its conditions for ending the war," the expert noted.

At the moment, we are from such verbal interventions We do not see Iran, stated Zharov. The main Iranian speaker for the world media at the moment is Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi, whose messages, according to Zharov, "so far are exclusively defensive in nature."

"Let's see if Iran understands that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a political tool has its limitations both in the use of this tool and in the time of its use," the political scientist added.

The Iranian Tasnim news agency reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned various vessels about the unsafe situation in the strait area, so the passage is currently unsafe.

The US Department of Transportation also urged civilian vessels to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Oman and Significant military activity has unfolded in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea areas.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier that Tehran is ready for US negotiations and de-escalation, but first the aggression must stop.

"There are no contacts now. But if the Americans want to talk to us, they know how to contact me. We are certainly interested in de-escalation. This is not our war. This is a war imposed on us. This is a war chosen by the United States, and they must pay for it. But as for us, we don't want war, we don't want escalation in our region. We are ready for de-escalation, but first the aggression must be stopped. First, the attacks must be stopped, and then there will be an opportunity for conversation. I'm not promising anything because our people are very angry right now. So if the war stops, if the aggression stops, then we will see how we can work on de—escalation," the minister said.