More Than 20 Countries Have Demanded Security In The Strait Of Hormuz

A joint statement has been released.

Twenty-two states have expressed their readiness to contribute to ensuring safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. A joint statement was released by the UAE Foreign Ministry's press office on Saturday, March 21.

The document was signed by the countries of Europe, Japan, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Bahrain and the UAE. "We condemn in the strongest terms Iran's recent attacks on unarmed merchant ships in the Persian Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas facilities, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces," the statement said.

The signatories "expressed deep concern about the escalation of the conflict." "We call on Iran to immediately cease its threats, planting of mines, drone and missile attacks, and other attempts to block the strait to commercial navigation and to comply with the UN Security Council resolution," the countries said.

They also expressed their readiness to contribute "to appropriate measures to ensure safe passage through the strait." "We welcome the commitment of the countries involved in the preparatory planning," the document said.

Since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, through which some 20 percent of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas traffic passes, has been effectively blocked by the Iranian military. Iran is also hitting oil facilities in several countries in the Persian Gulf region and oil tankers, which has already led to a sharp rise in global energy prices.

If the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz remains in place until the end of June, global economic growth will decline at an annualized rate of 2.9 percentage points in the second quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) of Dallas calculated. If the strait remains closed for three quarters of this year, the cost of a barrel could reach $132 by the end of the year, analysts predicted.

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