伊朗战争升级使霍尔木兹海峡成为关键战略焦点。该海峡在正常情况下承载全球约五分之一的石油供应，而冲突爆发两周多后伊朗实际上关闭了该航道。国际油价因此上涨约45%，达到每桶106美元。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在一次约8分钟的电话采访中警告，如果北约盟友不协助重新开放航道，北约将面临“非常糟糕的未来”，并呼吁多国加入联合行动以确保能源运输安全。
特朗普要求欧洲和其他盟友提供军事支持，包括扫雷舰和特种部队，以清除伊朗在海峡部署的水雷和无人机威胁。他还向中国施压，指出中国约90%的石油进口通过该海峡运输，并表示如果北京不协助保障航道安全，他可能推迟原定于本月晚些时候举行的中美领导人峰会。美国在战争开始后的两周内声称已严重削弱伊朗军事能力，但海峡的安全问题仍未解决。
冲突已经波及多国军事力量。一名法国士兵在伊拉克遭伊朗无人机袭击身亡，一架意大利军机在科威特基地被摧毁。特朗普还威胁对伊朗主要石油出口枢纽哈尔格岛发动进一步打击，称美国可在约5分钟内攻击其石油基础设施。与此同时，美国此前向乌克兰提供约3500亿美元资金与装备的背景也被提及，显示地缘政治冲突与能源安全、军事联盟以及全球经济稳定之间的紧密联系。
The escalation of the Iran war has made the Strait of Hormuz a central strategic chokepoint. Under normal conditions the strait carries roughly one-fifth of global oil supplies, but more than two weeks after the conflict began Iran effectively shut the waterway. International oil prices consequently rose about 45% to around $106 per barrel. In an approximately eight-minute phone interview, US president Donald Trump warned that NATO faces a “very bad future” if allies fail to help reopen the route and urged multiple countries to join a coordinated effort to secure global energy transport.
Trump requested military assistance from European and other allies, including minesweepers and special forces to remove Iranian naval mines and drone threats along the strait. He also pressured China, noting that roughly 90% of its oil imports transit through the waterway, and said he might delay a planned summit with Chinese president Xi Jinping scheduled for later this month if Beijing does not help safeguard shipping. The United States claims to have severely degraded Iran’s military capacity during the first two weeks of the war, but security in the strait remains unresolved.
The conflict has already affected multiple international forces. A French soldier was killed in an Iranian drone strike in Iraq, and an Italian aircraft was destroyed at a base in Kuwait. Trump also threatened additional strikes on Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, saying US forces could target its oil infrastructure within about five minutes. The discussion also referenced roughly $350 billion in US aid previously provided to Ukraine, highlighting the close connections between geopolitical conflict, energy security, military alliances, and global economic stability.