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US Changes Middle East Rules of Engagement, Allows Strikes on Threats to Hormuz
Summary
- It was reported that the US changed its rules of engagement in the Middle East and authorized strikes on targets threatening the Strait of Hormuz.
- The report said those targets include fast boats operated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian missile bases.
- Markets are watching whether the change in rules of engagement could escalate into a direct clash and deepen the impact on oil supplies and global financial markets.
The US has changed its rules of engagement in the Middle East and authorized strikes on targets threatening the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report, in a move that signals rising maritime tensions.
Walter Bloomberg, a market news account on X, cited an Axios reporter on May 4 as saying a senior US official confirmed the shift in US military rules of engagement. Under the revised rules, the US military is authorized to strike targets posing an immediate threat to vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
The targets are reported to include fast boats operated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian missile bases.
Markets are focused on whether the change in rules of engagement could escalate into a direct clash, amplifying the impact on oil supplies and global financial markets.
Minseung Kang
minriver@bloomingbit.ioBlockchain journalist | Writer of Trade Now & Altcoin Now, must-read content for investors.
