The deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they "threaten" the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported Wednesday.
The
comments by Gen. Hossein Salami, carried on state television, follow a
long history of both rhetoric and confrontation between Iran and the
U.S. over the narrow strait, through which nearly a third of all oil
traded by sea passes.
Iran's
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday criticized U.S.
activities in the Persian Gulf. It's unclear whether that signals any
new Iranian concern over the strait or possible confrontation with the
U.S. following Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.
Good to see that treaty worked out so well...
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