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Closing Strait of Hormuz not so easy for Iran: analysts
December 29th, 2011 by received No Comments »Iran's navy chief is warning that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf if Western nations go ahead with sanctions, responding to Iran's nuclear program. (Dec. 28) (/The Associated Press)
By Tim Lister, CNN It is just 34 miles (55 kilometers) wide and dotted with islands and rocky outcrops, a channel that links the Persian Gulf with the Indian Ocean. Like many marine "chokepoints," the Strait of Hormuz has long
Since it doesn't have nuclear weapons yet, Iran is playing the lone trump card in its hand: threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz through which Persian Gulf oil flows to fuel much of the world's economy.
by Mohammad Davari TEHRAN, December 28, 2011 (AFP) – The United States warned Iran on Wednesday that any move to block shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil transit channel, will not be tolerated.
By Daily Mail Reporter Iran began 10 days of naval exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, raising concerns about a possible closure of the world's most strategic oil transit channel in the event of any outbreak of military conflict between
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