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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Iran menaces to launch a"Hormuz closing" maneuver


Hormuz strait
Iran plans to launch a maneuver that will close down the Hormuz strait, a member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Parviz Sururi said, ISNA reported.

"If the international community wants an insecure region, we will make the world insecure as well. We will carry out a maneuver that will close down the Strait of Hormuz," Sururi said.

Over 70% of world's energy transits go through Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz.

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2 comments:

  1. The photo is not depicting Hormuz Strait, but Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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  2. Thanks, it has been corrected.

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