The U.S. President's "announcement" last Thursday, in which he stated that the Strait of Hormuz would soon be declared U.S. territory, received an immediate response from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which accused the United States and Israel of provoking "instability" in the region with their illegal actions.
Donald Trump's declaration regarding the Strait of Hormuz is not a "geostrategic gamble," but rather one of his many boasts, a smokescreen exploding amidst the current vacuum of international law.
Now, while Washington plays at redrawing maps in the Oval Office, Tehran has made its move on the real chessboard; sealing an agreement with Oman to guarantee navigation is a diplomatic coup that exposes the emptiness of American rhetoric.
After weeks of technical negotiations, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that it has reached an agreement with Oman on a maritime route map through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson emphasized that, nevertheless, full security in the Strait depends on ending the U.S. blockade and threats.
This maneuver is extremely clever; it strips Trump's threat of its intended deterrent effect and places the Gulf countries in an uncomfortable dilemma. Who is the real destabilizing factor: the one that declares sovereignty over international waters or the one that negotiates their use to maintain the flow of energy?
The narrative of the aggressor presenting itself as the "guarantor of freedom of navigation" is once again undermined. Iran, with a skillful move, has transformed Washington's challenge into a mirror reflecting the falsity of its rhetoric.
In this power struggle, true strength lies not in the magnitude of the threat, but in the ability to forge alliances while the other side is left shouting alone in the international arena.
Sources: Hispan TV, DW, LaSexta.
