Iran plans on closing the Strait of Hormuz, and the United States says they would do anything to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, even if it means military action. Iran thinks that the west thinks that they are "bluffing" when they say they are gonna close it. The USA sent underwater sea drones to prevent underwater mines and other traps that closes the Strait of Hormuz. The United Arab and Saudi Arabia quietly announced that new pipelines would bypass the Strait of Hormuz, doubling the amount of oil that avoids the choke point to about 40 per cent of the 17 million barrels per day that passes through the Hormuz. The fact that the Iran is closing Hormuz a key choke point through which 33% of the world’s oil shipments pass every day.
(BELOW) This is a picture of Iran soldiers guarding the strait of Hormuz