Iran threatens oil exports to West

Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off oil exports, if the West imposes sanctions on its oil shipments, a senior Iranian official has said.

Iran threatens oil exports to West
Wed, 28 Dec, 2011 - 07:46

Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off oil exports, if the West imposes sanctions on its oil shipments, a senior Iranian official has said.

Vice President Mohamed Reza Rahimi said Iran does not want hostilities but said the West was continuing to plot against his country, according to the Iranian official news agency IRNA.

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