Mercado notes that, following Iran’s drone and ballistic missile attacks against Israel, the latter responded with an attack on Tehran.

“The world is waking up to a preemptive strike on Iran’s development system,” he told the Hoy newspaper.

The expert emphasizes that Israel seeks to ensure its survival by preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

However, he warns that Iran has the capacity to generate a global crisis through strategic blockades. ” Iran is no small feat. It can implement a blockade that seriously affects the global economy,” he added.

Iran also possesses the world’s third-largest oil reserves, making the conflict a situation with potentially significant repercussions for international markets.

For countries like the Dominican Republic, which rely heavily on imported oil and other goods, any disruption to global supply chains could result in price increases and economic hardship.