Iran to Hold Military Drill for Closing Hormuz Strait
15:15 - 14 December 2011
Kurdpa - Iran\'s military is set to conduct drills for closing the Strait of Hormuz, a bottleneck for oil exports from the Persian Gulf, the state-run Fars news agency reported, citing parliamentarian member Parviz Sorouri.
\"Soon we will hold a military maneuver on how to close the Strait of Hormuz,\" said Sorouri, a member of the national security and foreign policy committee, according to Fars. \"If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world insecure.\" His comments first appeared yesterday on the website of the state-run Iranian Students News Agency before the report was withdrawn without an explanation.
About 15.5 million barrels of oil a day, about a sixth of global consumption, flows through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Source - Fars
\"Soon we will hold a military maneuver on how to close the Strait of Hormuz,\" said Sorouri, a member of the national security and foreign policy committee, according to Fars. \"If the world wants to make the region insecure, we will make the world insecure.\" His comments first appeared yesterday on the website of the state-run Iranian Students News Agency before the report was withdrawn without an explanation.
About 15.5 million barrels of oil a day, about a sixth of global consumption, flows through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Source - Fars
