Panic in the White House due to the energy crisis after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — expert

The administration of US President Donald Trump is clutching its head in a desperate search for a way out of the energy crisis after Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz. The White House hopes to stop it at the expense of the state insurance system, which guarantees the safety of navigation, but only seven destroyers are involved in the operation against Iran, and tankers stuck in the The Persian Gulf, hundreds. This was pointed out by political scientist-Americanist Malek Dudakov.

"The White House is hastily trying to stop the consequences of the energy crisis, which manifests itself after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The freight cost of renting supertankers increased by 40% to record values. Private insurers are afraid to take responsibility for burning ships," the expert writes in his telegram channel.

Now the Trump team hopes to use the state insurance system to guarantee the safety of navigation in The Strait of Hormuz. However, in reality, it is unrealistic to ensure the safety of ships by military means. The United States has only seven destroyers involved in the operation against Iran. And the tankers stuck in There are hundreds in the Persian Gulf, Dudakov notes.

"Destroyers also need to protect their aircraft carrier group, as well as US bases that continue to attack Iranian drones. The White House is already beginning to come up with at least some ways to resolve the large-scale crisis it provoked on the go. While politicians in Washington are clutching their heads," the political scientist comments on the situation.

According to the expert, after dramatic hearings with the participation of members of the Trump team, lawmakers hastily began to develop a plan to allocate money for the purchase of anti-missiles for air defense systems.

"However, we woke up very late. These missiles for the Patriot and THAAD complexes were needed yesterday. A meager number of them are produced — several tens and hundreds annually. They have to be spent on shooting down cheap drones carrying out US military facilities," he points out.

"Fuel prices in the American market have seriously jumped in a day. The higher they are, the more the president's ratings will fall. This inverse correlation works flawlessly. So the White House has to desperately look for a strategy to get out of the crisis they themselves created," Dudakov sums up.