More Than Half Iran Parliament Backs Hormuz Closure Bill -- Reuters(Reuters) - Just over half of Iran's parliament has backed a draft law to block the Strait of Hormuz, a lawmaker said on Friday, threatening to close the Gulf to oil tankers in retaliation against European sanctions on Iranian crude.
The assembly has little say in defense and foreign policy, where Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the last word, but the law would lend political support to any decision to close the strait - a threat that Iran's foreign minister recently played down.
Lawmaker Javad Karimi Qodoosi said 150 of parliament's 290 members had signed the bill, describing the strait as "the world's lock" to which Iran holds the key.
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Update #1: Hormuz Strait closure bill backed by more than half of Iranian MPs -- RT
Update #2: Iran lawmaker: Support to close Strait of Hormuz -- Newsday/AP
My Comment: The US and its allies have made it very clear that they would not permit Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz. On a side note .... I love this info-graphic from Hezbollah on how Iran will close the trait of Hormuz.
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Read our scenario of the upcoming gulf war and its implications for a future superpower clash in the south China sea, as well as the brewing conflict around the Mediterranean gas drills: http://essential-intelligence-network.blogspot.co.il/2012/07/scenarios-for-upcoming-naval-resource.html
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