In Iran's mind, the Strait of Hormuz is indeed a natural barrier to protect Iran. In Iran's mind, if anyone dares to touch Iran's interests and its security is attacked, Iran will announce to the outside world that the Iranian government will block the the Strait of Hormuz. This is Iran's means. During the Iran-Iraq War, Iran repeatedly threatened to blockade the Strait of Hormuz to protect its own interests and security. This is a negotiation condition and an offensive means for Iran to threaten other countries.
Oil-producing countries in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria and Iran, are all oil-producing countries. These oil-producing countries trade at sea, accounting for about 20% to 30% of the world oil-producing trade. The Strait of Hormuz is Iran's secret nuclear weapon.
Before the war broke out between Iran and Iraq, they were also big countries in the world, and no one refused to obey anyone. This is called a struggle between two tigers, and there is bound to be injury. It can be said that both of them have played a super strength. In order to defeat their rivals, Iran and Iraq began to crack down on oil tankers of various countries doing business with them, which destroyed their respective oil trade and hindered the growth of their economic, trade and economic strength.
In fact, the two empires of the United States and the Soviet Union were behind the Iran-Iraq war. At that time, the United States supported Iraq and the Soviet Union supported Iran. In the later period, Iraq gradually weakened and was unable to fight a war of attrition with Iran. Iraqis began to take other measures, sending fighter planes to bomb Iranian oil fields and Iranian trading tankers at sea, in order to win the final victory. Under this circumstance, Iran began to threaten and support the western Americans in Iraq and demanded that the United States take care of Iraq.
The Iran-Iraq war began in 1980, lasted for eight years and ended in 1988. During this period, Iraq was unable to fight the Iran-Iraq war or bomb Iranian trading tankers. This also means that it has its own tanker to protect itself. Finally, the United States also pointed out that it has its own fleet to protect oil tankers related to Iraq and western powers. After eight years of consumption, Iran's national strength has also been
In the end, no matter how much the United States helps Iraq, Iraq is powerless. Later, Iran could not defeat the United States in the US-Iraq war. After that, Iraq also declared a truce with Iran. However, under the strong pressure of the United States, Iran also said that it can let its people live a happy life. Iran has also said that it has surrendered to the Americans, and Iran has also lifted its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.