EXCLUSIVE – Ambassador Yechiel Leiter to TML: ‘If a Nuclear Iran Took the Strait of Hormuz, Who Would Control the World’s Oil?’ The Israeli envoy argues the US-Israeli campaign aims to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, exporting terrorism, and gaining leverage over global energy routes By Felice Friedson/The Media Line As fears mounted Tuesday […]
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The Media Line: Ambassador Yechiel Leiter to TML: ‘If a Nuclear Iran Took the Strait of Hormuz, Who Would Control the World’s Oil?’ (VIDEO)
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EXCLUSIVE – Ambassador Yechiel Leiter to TML: ‘If a Nuclear Iran Took the Strait of Hormuz, Who Would Control the World’s Oil?’
The Israeli envoy argues the US-Israeli campaign aims to stop Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, exporting terrorism, and gaining leverage over global energy routes
By Felice Friedson/The Media Line
As fears mounted Tuesday over the security of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter warned that the confrontation with Iran is about far more than Israel alone.Roughly one-fifth of global petroleum liquids consumption passes through the strait, making even the threat of mining or disruption enough to rattle oil markets and governments alike.
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