Senior
officials like Major-General Yahya Rahim Safavi and Security Council Secretary
Mohsen Rezaei stated that attacks could expand the battlefield from the Strait
of Hormuz and Red Sea to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and beyond, reshaping global
energy routes.
Oil prices surged above $93 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate crude as U.S. tankers and transports moved toward the Middle East, while Israel signaled more strikes on Iran are coming soon.
NATO's Mark Rutte noted Europe's role in prior operations, underscoring how these chokepoints threaten supplies worldwide amid rising tensions.