Iranian security officials: The Strait of Hormuz is a “golden asset”

According to sources from Gulf countries cited by Odaily, the current focus of U.S.-Iran diplomacy is no longer on restricting Iran’s missile program, but has shifted to uranium enrichment levels, effectively acknowledging Tehran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian security officials have privately expressed similar views, seeing the blockade of the Strait not as an emergency measure but as a deterrent tool long in preparation. The source described the Strait as “a priceless golden asset rooted in Iran’s geographical position. The reason the world cannot take it is precisely because it is inextricably linked to Iran’s geopolitical location.” The Gulf sources noted that the core of the Hormuz dispute is not so much about who controls the Strait, but about who sets the rules for passage. This reflects a broader shift from fixed international norms to a game of power-based rules.