US President Donald Trump has ordered the US Navy to immediately take control of the Strait of Hormuz to enforce a strict blockade against all vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports.This military intervention follows a month of escalating conflict during which at least twenty-two commercial vessels were attacked, resulting in ten fatalities and leaving approximately twenty thousand mariners stranded.The impact on global trade has been immediate, with daily ship crossings dropping from one hundred fifty to just fourteen, while crude oil prices have surged above one hundred dollars per barrel due to supply fears.