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Iran to block oil through Strait of Hormuz if threatened | Iran has said that it could prevent even 'a single drop
of oil' to pass through the Strait of Hormuz if its security is threatened. The
country's naval chief, Admiral Ali Fadavi, issued the warning, as international
concern over Tehran 's nuclear activity continues to progress without hindrance.
News24 quoted Fadavi, a naval commander in Iran 's elite Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps (IRGC), as saying that Tehran would increase its military presence
in international waters if threats against it continued. "If they [the US ] do
not obey international laws and the IRGC's warnings, it will have very bad consequences
for them," Admiral Fadavi said. "The IRGC's naval forces have had the ability
since the [Iran-Iraq] war to completely control the Strait of Hormuz and not allow
even a single drop of oil to pass through," he said. "IRGC special naval forces
are present on all of the Islamic Republic of Iran's ships in the Indian Ocean
and to its east and west, to prevent any movement, he added. "This IRGC naval
force presence in international waters will increase," Admiral Fadavi warned.
Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel,
through which 40 percent of the world's sea-borne oil exports passes, in retaliation
to sanctions placed on its crude exports by Western powers. The sanctions were
imposed over Iran 's nuclear programme, which the West believes is aimed at creating
an atomic weapon. Iran , however, has said that the programme is for peaceful
energy purposes. The United States has beefed up its presence in the Gulf, adding
a navy ship to help mine-clearing operations if Iran were to act on threats to
block the strait. Military analysts have cast doubt on Iran 's willingness to
block the waterway, given the massive US-led retaliation it would have to face.
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