{"id":224,"date":"2026-03-19T17:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/?p=224"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:51:24","slug":"netanyahu-iran-blackmail-threat-over-hormuz-israel-backs-us-push-to-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/netanyahu-iran-blackmail-threat-over-hormuz-israel-backs-us-push-to-reopen\/224\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu: Iran blackmail threat over Hormuz; Israel backs US push to reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jerusalem, March 19, 2026 \u2014 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Iran is attempting to blackmail the world by threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz, calling the move unsustainable. \u201cIran is trying to blackmail the world by closing the Strait of Hormuz; it won\u2019t work,\u201d Netanyahu said, adding that Israel is helping in its own way the American effort to open the strait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remarks come amid ongoing international efforts to safeguard sea lanes through the Persian Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments, linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Benjamin Netanyahu: &quot;Iran is trying to blackmail the world by closing the Strait of Hormuz; it won\u2019t work. Israel is helping in its own way the American effort to open the Strait of Hormuz.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6CnayH2YAq\">pic.twitter.com\/6CnayH2YAq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/2034715369454411856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Netanyahu: Iran blackmail threat over Hormuz; 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