Iran wouldn't even have to do it. Just the threat is worth ten bucks on the price of oil.
Then the advisor and the Ayatollah can just sit back and watch inflation do the dirty work.
At least until all the American carrier battle groups are in position.
From Russia's Pravda, June 22:
Pay attention. Hossein Shariatmadari, an adviser to Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei, said Tehran should "close the Strait of Hormuz to American, British, German and French shipping as soon as possible."
That is, the option of selective closure of the strait, rather than complete closure, is being considered. Apparently, the Iranian military will check the ownership of the vessels and deploy vessels from the countries on the "blacklist".
At the same time, Iran has been under sanctions for a long time. The main cross—strait exporters are Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, while the largest importers are China, India, Japan and South Korea. EU countries use the strait to a minimum — Greece, Spain, and a little Italy. There are no U.S.-flagged vessels there at all....
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