Iranian Parliament approves all measures to shut down crucial Strait of Hormuz following US strikes

The decision is still not final.

The country’s Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s top security authority will need to finalise the decision.

A senior Iranian lawmaker, Esmaeil Kowsari, told Press TV that the Majlis (Iranian parliament) has agreed to close the key artery for global energy trade in response to the American aggression and the silence of the international community.

Kowsari, a member of the parliament’s committee on national security and foreign policy, said lawmakers have reached a consensus on the closure of the strait, though the final decision rests with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

“The parliament has come to the conclusion that it should close the Hormuz Strait, but the final decision lies with the Supreme National Security Council,” Kowsari said.

Strait of Hormuz is a strategically crucial point

The  Strait of Hormuz is located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

It is considered as one of the most critical chokepoints in global trade.

According to local media reports, 20 percent of the world’s oil passes through it.

It is the only sea route that connects the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is home to major oil producers such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE.

Experts have long warned that any disruption or closure of the strait can lead to immediate and major spikes in global oil prices and disturb the global energy security, reported Press TV.

Strategic experts told Press TV that the direct American military intervention will prove costly for the US and the Donald Trump administration, especially if the Strait of Hormuz is closed.

Some experts believe that global oil price is likely to move up in the first week if the Strait is closed.

We devastated the Iranian nuclear program: US Defence Secretary Hegseth

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Sunday said the US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities have 'devastated the Iranian nuclear programme'.

Briefing on the operation, Hegseth was quoted as saying by CNN: "The order we received from our commander in chief was focused, it was powerful, and it was clear."

"We devastated the Iranian nuclear program, but it’s worth noting the operation did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people," he said.

Tension Escalates Further In Middle East

US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced bombing Iran's three nuclear sites and said that with this operation, there would either be peace or more tragedy for Tehran.

The sites are Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.

He thanked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the Israeli army and said it was teamwork.

In an address to the world and nation from the White House, President Trump said: "A short time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime. Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror.

"Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.

Iran-Israel Conflict

The conflict started a week ago when Israel launched airstrikes against Iranian nuclear and military sites, primarily targeting uranium enrichment facilities to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.