Former US President Donald Trump announced an immediate naval operation to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a major global oil chokepoint. This move has the potential to escalate tensions and deepen a worldwide energy crisis.

US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping naval operation targeting the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil transit chokepoints, in a move that risks deepening a global crisis. “Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said in a social media post on Sunday. He said that “at some point, we will reach an ‘ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO....