US to send F-35s, F-16s to Gulf region after Iran attempt to seize oil tankers

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The strait, which flows into the Gulf of Oman and is bordered by Iran, is a waterway for which the globe depends on for more than one-fifth of the world's oil supply.
48% : The U.S. military will send a Navy destroyer and F-16 and F-35 fighter jets to the Gulf region after "a number of recent alarming events in the Strait of Hormuz" caused by Iran, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Monday.
48% : A defense official first told reporters on Friday that the F-16s were meant to give air cover to the ships traversing through the waterway -- a crucial supply route for the world's oil shipments -- and act as a deterrent to Iran.
44% : The early July encounters follow successful attempts from Iran to seize oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, including a Texas-bound ship in April and another one about a week later.
43% : She also said the Pentagon calls upon Iran "to immediately cease these antagonizing actions that threaten the free flow of commerce."

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