Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Top Iran Commander: Iran To Block Passage Of US Ships In the Strait Of Hormuz If Threatened



Al Jazeera: Iran warns it could close Strait of Hormuz to US

Military commander says the US and its allies could be denied access to vital passageway if they 'threaten' Tehran.

Iran will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a passageway through which a third of the world's oil is transported, unless the US and its allies stop "threatening" it, a senior Iranian military commander has said.

"If the Americans and their regional allies want to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and threaten us, we will not allow any entry," state media quoted Brigadier General Hossein Salami, the deputy commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard, as saying on Wednesday.

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More News On Iranian Threats To Close The Strait Of Hormuz

Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz -- Trend Agency
Iranian commander threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US -- AP
Iran threatens to close strategic strait to US -- The Hill
Iran May Close Strait of Hormuz If US Continues 'Threatening' Tehran
-- Sputnik
‘No Hormuz passage’: Iran's navy highly dangerous to US, top general warns -- RT
Top Iran Revolutionary Guard commander threatens to block Strait of Hormuz -- IBTimes

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It would be a good alibi for American action.