Photo: Admiral Habibollah Sayari says Iran could easily close the Strait of Hormuz. BBCIran Navy Chief Says Shutting Off Gulf "Very Easy" -- Yahoo News/Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Closing off the Gulf to oil tankers will be "easier than drinking a glass of water" for Iran if the Islamic state deems it necessary, Iran's top naval commander told the country's state television Wednesday.
"Closing the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's armed forces is really easy ... or as Iranians say it will be easier than drinking a glass of water," Habibollah Sayyari told Iran's English language Press TV.
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