Explainer: Iran's Threat To Blockade The Strait Of Hormuz -- Radio Free Europe
A hard-line Iranian newspaper considered to speak for Iran's supreme leader has come out in support of closing the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the world's most important oil-shipping lane, as punishment against countries that have sanctioned Tehran over its suspect nuclear program.
A December 13 editorial in "Kayhan" asks, "Why has the Islamic Republic of Iran not used its unchallengeable right till now, when there is a conspiracy of imposing sanctions against our country's oil?"
The piece comes a day after an Iranian lawmaker reportedly said the country's military was planning to hold drills to practice closing the vital shipping passage. The news agency ISNA quoted deputy Parviz Sorouri as saying, "If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world insecure."
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My Comment: Cutting off the world's oil supply will result in a rush of nations .... China, the U.S., Europe, etc... to send in their military forces to re-open the shipping lines and obliterate Iran's capacity to be a threat in the region. Is this the end goal of Iran .... hhhmmm ... I do not think so.