Iran Threatens to Bar Hormuz Access Over Frozen Asset Transfers
🏦 HORMUZ — Iran just made every neutral state choose a side financially. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iran's threat to deny Hormuz access to any state or firm accepting its frozen assets turns a bilateral fight into global coercion. EU members holding Iranian assets now face a direct trade-off: financial gain vs. strait passage. It also poisons any quiet asset deal Oman might offer as diplomatic cover. Washington must clarify which assets are at stake before Thursday.
