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JD Vance: Only US can protect Strait of Hormuz, prevent global energy crisis

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • US Vice President JD Vance blamed Iran’s attacks on commercial shipping for higher fuel prices and criticized European allies for not doing more to protect energy supplies.
  • Vance said about 15 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz despite the attacks, arguing that only the United States could guarantee continued traffic.
  • He framed the US role as necessary to prevent a global energy crisis and to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

JD Vance says the United States is carrying the burden of keeping global energy markets supplied as Iranian attacks on commercial shipping push fuel prices higher.

The basic reality is that the reason gas prices are so high right now is that the Iranians are shooting at commercial shipping.

· JD VanceVance blamed Iranian attacks for rising fuel prices.

“The basic reality is that the reason gas prices are so high right now is that the Iranians are shooting at commercial shipping,” Vance said. He claimed Iran resumed firing on vessels shortly after signing an agreement to stop doing so, and he directed much of his criticism at European allies.

Vance said some vessels had avoided the area, but traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued. About 15 million barrels passed through the strait the previous day, he said, despite continued Iranian fire. “Why should the United States be the only country in the world capable of ensuring that global energy markets continue to be supplied?” he asked.

Just yesterday, we got about 15 million barrels through the Strait of Hormuz, despite the Iranians continuing to shoot.

· JD VanceHe cited oil flows through the strait as evidence of continued US protection.

The vice president described two choices for Washington: withdraw and allow oil and gas supplies to be disrupted, or keep acting to prevent Iranian attacks from producing a global energy crisis. He said Arab Gulf countries had warned the administration that withdrawal would be “the worst thing in the world.”

We’re the only country in the world that can guarantee, as you’ve heard the president say, control of the Strait of Hormuz.

· JD VanceVance argued that the United States alone could secure the strait.

Vance declined to predict when US fuel prices would return to $3. He said the immediate mission had two purposes: ensuring Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon and protecting commercial shipping. “We’re the only country in the world that can guarantee, as you’ve heard the president say, control of the Strait of Hormuz,” he said. He added that if the United States did not act, “nobody else is going to do it,” leaving the world facing a catastrophic energy crisis.

If we don’t do it, nobody else is going to do it.

· JD VanceHe defended continued US action to protect energy supplies.
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