Netanyahu: Don't think the Strait of Hormuz will be a powerful chip

ON 30 JULY, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU, IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE UNITED STATES BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ABC), STATED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHAT IRAN WOULD DO WITH GLOBAL TRADE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. NETANYAHU SAID: “I THINK THEY CAN DO THIS, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THEY MUST CONSIDER WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES OF DOING SO ARE, AND NO ONE CAN PREDICT IT ACCURATELY.” NETANYAHU BELIEVES THAT IF ENERGY TRANSPORT ROUTES ARE REORIENTED, THE WATERWAY WILL LOSE ITS STRATEGIC STATUS. HE SAID, “I DO NOT THINK THAT THE STRAIT WILL BE SUCH A POWERFUL CHIP, BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL MOVE ENERGY PIPELINES FROM THE STRAIT TO THE RED SEA AND FROM THERE THROUGH ISRAEL TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. WE CAN LIFT THIS BOTTLENECK, AND WE CAN DO IT.”