US Deploying Fighter Jets, Navy Destroyer to Gulf After Iran Attempts to Seize Oil Tankers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : The Strait of Hormuz separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula and roughly 21 percent of the world's oil supply flows through it, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
44% : Relations between both Washington and Tehran have been deteriorating amid reports that the latter is continuing to bolster its nuclear program and enrich uranium close to weapons-grade levels.
44% : "We call upon Iran to immediately cease these destabilizing actions that threaten the free flow of commerce through this strategic waterway, of which the world depends on for more than 1/5 of the world's oil supply," she added.
43% :The increased presence is in response to a "number of recent, alarming events in the Strait of Hormuz," Ms. Singh said, pointing to two separate incidents earlier this month during which the Iranian navy attempted to illegally seize two oil tankers in waters between Iran and Oman.
38% : Despite an increased U.S. presence, Iran has harassed, attacked, or seized roughly 20 international merchant vessels since 2021, and poses a "clear threat" to regional maritime security and the global economy, the Navy said.
34% :Washington has been trying to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, for months in an effort to prevent Iran from bolstering its nuclear program but has so far not reached a resolution with Tehran.

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