Tehran, April 27 -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has warned that the United States is rapidly exhausting its leverage in the global oil market, while Tehran retains critical strategic options in reserve, including control over key maritime chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz.
Responding to recent US rhetoric, Qalibaf used his social media account to push back against what he described as exaggerated claims of American energy dominance. He argued that global oil dynamics remain evenly balanced, stressing that while Washington has already deployed its most accessible tools, such as tapping reserves and curbing demand, Iran has yet to fully activate its own capabilities.
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