Hormuz open in 48 hours or Iranian power plants will be hit: with this ultimatum the US President Donald Trump “meets” the six conditions imposed by Iran at the end of the war. Yes, because fossil energy sources are always the “problem” that unfortunately concerns us all.
The Strait of Hormuz
In the aftermath of the US-Israel attack, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime corridor between the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, 33 kilometers of sea capable of exposing the stability of global markets to a new energy storm.
In fact, every day approximately a quarter of the world’s oil and a fifth of liquefied natural gas pass through the strait, millions of barrels and enormous quantities of gas that fuel industries, power plants, transport and domestic heating. It is an obligatory route for the exports of the main Gulf producers – Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the Emirates, Qatar – and for Iran itself.
The blockade implies a drastic reduction in global energy supply. And when supply drops, prices rise: oil and gas shot up sharply in the first hours following the announcement, causing immediate effects on the daily costs of all of us.
Since February 28, the day of the first attack, traffic has fallen by 81% compared to the levels at the beginning of the year: from 10.3 million gross tons per day to around one million. On March 2, the Pasdaran officially confirmed the closure, threatening to strike any ship in transit.
March 6th Tehran had announced a partial reopening, but with conditions that made the measure ineffective: ships linked to the United States and Israel are still excluded, and the markets have not moved. Given the situation, in fact, insurance companies maintain a block on “war risk” coverage, and without insurance no shipowner ventures into the corridor. Real traffic therefore remained at 1% of normal.
The six conditions set by Iran for the end of the war
In these hours, while the world observes Iranian missiles launched with much longer ranges than previously assumed, the regime of Ayatollah He set six conditions to stop the conflict. As reported Tasnimsemi-official Iranian news agency (close to Pasdaran), a security official reported them to Al Mayadeen:
- guarantee of non-repetition of the war
- closure of US military bases in the region
- repelling the aggression and paying compensation to Iran
- end of the war on all regional fronts
- implementation of a new legal regime for the Strait of Hormuz
- prosecution and extradition of anti-Iranian media workers
The same official, however, also clarified that the plan would be implemented in phases and that an imminent ceasefire is not expected due to developments on the battlefield.
And if all the conditions seem more like a surrender than an agreement, it is over the strait that the fighting is still taking place. The US president Donald Trump in fact, he then placed an ultimatum, which aimed precisely at those infamous and very important 33 kilometers of sea.
The US ultimatum
If Iran does not completely, without threat, open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours of this very moment, the United States of America will strike and destroy its various power plants, starting with the largest one! Thanks for your attention
writes Trump on Truthleaving little hope for an agreement
Wars always start from fossil fuels
As in Ukraine, this too is a war by and for fossil fuels. In the aftermath of the Russian attack on Ukraine (February 24, 2022) “we realized” (perhaps a little too late) that we depend on gas and oil for daily life.
Svitlana KrakovskaUkraine’s top climate scientist had called the conflict a “fossil fuel war.” The expert, co-author of the IPCC 2022 report, had highlighted the human, economic and geopolitical catastrophe of fossil fuels. According to the document, in fact, around half of the world’s population is now extremely vulnerable to disasters arising from these energy sources, with Russia’s military power supported by the wealth gained from the country’s vast oil and gas reserves.
I started thinking about the parallels between climate change and this war – the scientist told The Guardian – and it is clear that the roots of both of these threats to humanity lie in fossil fuels. The burning of oil, gas and coal is causing warming and impacts to which we must adapt. And Russia sells these resources and uses the money to buy weapons. Other countries depend on them, they don’t get rid of them. This is a fossil fuel war. It is clear that we cannot continue to live like this, it will destroy our civilization
Now we are in 2026 and nothing has changed.
Sources: Tasnim / Donal Trump/Truth
