Monday, July 2, 2012

Iran Threatens To Close The Strait Of Hormuz Because Of Sanctions


Iran Drafts Bill To Block Hormuz For Gulf Oil Tankers -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has drafted a bill calling for Iran to try to stop oil tankers from shipping crude through the Strait of Hormuz to countries that support sanctions against it, a committee member said on Monday.

The Iranian parliament is vocal and sees itself as independent but does not hold much power. Bills are unlikely to get far unless sanctioned by the leadership.

"There is a bill prepared in the National Security and Foreign Policy committee of Parliament that stresses the blocking of oil tanker traffic carrying oil to countries that have sanctioned Iran," Iranian MP Ibrahim Agha-Mohammadi was quoted by Iran's parliamentary news agency as saying.

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More News On Iran Threatening To Close The Strait Of Hormuz Because Of Sanctions

Iran Drafted A Bill To Block Tankers In The Strait Of Hormuz -- Business Insider
Iran Drafts Bill to Block Tankers from Hormuz -- FOX News/AP
Iran Prepares Bill to Close Hormuz Strait in Response to EU Oil Sanctions -- CRIEnglish
Iran Majlis to codify plan to close Hormuz Strait: Iran MP -- Press TV (Iran)
100 Iranian MPs call for Strait of Hormuz to be blocked -- Tehran Times (Iran)

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