What Keeps The U.S. Chief Of Naval Operations 'Awake At Night'

Photo: Admiral Jonathan Greenert. Photo from Atlantic Council

Iran Strait "Keeps Me Awake At Night"-US Navy Boss -- Reuters

WASHINGTON Jan 10 (Reuters) - The chief of the U.S. Navy acknowledged on Tuesday that preparing for a potential conflict in the Strait of Hormuz is the kind of thing he loses sleep over.

"If you ask me what keeps me awake at night, it's the Strait of Hormuz and the business going on in the Arabian Gulf," said Admiral Jonathan Greenert, who became the chief of naval operations in September.

The comments by Greenert follow threats by Iran last month to shut off the Strait of Hormuz -- the world's most important oil shipping lane -- if new U.S. and EU sanctions over its nuclear program halted Iranian oil exports.

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My Comment: An honest and blunt assessment .... this is exactly what I expect from a chief of naval operations.

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