Iran Threatens Hormuz Strait Blockade as US Calls Move "Self-Destructive"

Translated and dubbed using AI. #worldnews #iran #hormuz ☞ Subscribe to MBN YouTube ☞ https://goo.gl/6ZsJGT 📢 MBN YouTube Community https://www.youtube.com/user/mbn/comm... MBN Facebook   / mbntv   MBN Instagram   / mbn_news   【 Anchor Comment 】 Iran has brought out the card of blocking the Hormuz Strait. The United States strongly criticized the blockade of the strait as Iran's self-destructive act. Reporter Kim Moon-young reports. 【 Reporter 】 In response to the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, Iran has brought out the card of blocking the Hormuz Strait. The Iranian parliament has voted for the blockade of the Hormuz Strait, but the actual blockade requires a decision from the Supreme National Security Council and approval from the Supreme Leader Khamenei. This strait is a key maritime route through which 20% of the world's oil consumption passes, and Iran virtually controls the strait. If the strait is blocked, it could lead to skyrocketing oil prices due to the paralysis of oil transport, delivering a shock to the global economy. U.S. Vice President Vance strongly criticized Iran's announcement of a complete blockade, stating, "It would be a self-destructive act." ▶ Interview: J.D. Vance / U.S. Vice President (local time on the 22nd) "If you want to ruin your own economy and throw the world into chaos, you would choose the blockade. But why would you do that? It doesn't make sense." Since about 90% of Iran's oil exports, which constitute most of the Iranian government's revenue, pass through this strait, a complete blockade has not been implemented so far. Although the final decision is pending, the increasing tension in the strait has led to the recent decision of two U.S. tankers to turn back, making disruptions in oil transport a likely reality for the time being. ▶ Interview (☎): Seong Il-gwang / Professor at Sogang University's Euro-Mena Research Institute "For Iran, with the U.S. being what they call the 'Great Satan' attacking its mainland, it would be quite difficult to simply let it go without a retaliatory attack in terms of the legitimacy of the Iranian revolutionary regime..." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims that China's friendly countries, which import 90% of Iranian oil, should step up to prevent the blockade of the strait. This is MBN News, Kim Moon-young. [[email protected]] Video Editing: Lee Dong-min Graphics: Shim Jeong-joo, Lim Joo-ryeong