Iran threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz to the US and its allies if they ‘threaten’ the Islamic Republic
The Strait of Hormuz is a pinchpoint at the end of the Persian Gulf
A third of ALL oil carried by sea globally passes through the strait
Iran’s Supreme Leader criticised US activities in the gulf earlier this week
CHRIS SUMMERS
DailyMail.com
4 May 2016
Iran has threatened to close the vital Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they threaten the regime in Tehran.
The Strait of Hormuz is a key pinchpoint at the eastern end of the Persian Gulf and a third of all oil traded by sea is said to pass through it.
Last summer Iran agreed a deal with the US and five other world powers to scale down its controversial nuclear programme in return for the lifting of crushing economic sanctions.
But the rapprochement with Washington seems to be in danger already with the belligerent remarks of a key Revolutionary Guard commander.
General Hossein Salami, the deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, said: ‘Americans should learn from recent historical truths.’
He is believed to have been referring to the humiliating capture in January this year of 10 US Navy sailors who accidentally entered Iranian waters.
The sailors were released within 24 hours but only after Iranian state TV aired footage of them on their knees with their hands on their heads.
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