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| Khamenei backs threat to stop Gulf exports if oil sales halted |
| 2018-07-22 |
| [Al Jazeera] Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has supported a suggestion by President Hassan Rouhani who hinted earlier this month that Tehran may block regional oil exports if its own sales are stopped following the US' withdrawal from a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. Rouhani's apparent warning on July 3 that Iran may disrupt oil shipments from neighbouring countries came in reaction to looming US sanctions and efforts by the administration of President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... to force all countries to halt purchases of Iranian oil. Even though Rouhani did not mention the Strait of Hormuz, his comments were nonetheless seen as a threat to the narrow strategic passageway located between Iran and Oman, through which at least 18.5m barrels of oil moved every day in 2016, according to a US energy department report. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Of course, if we sunk enough of their navy all on top of another, it would become a navigation hazard. :) |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2018-07-22 17:34 |
| #5 The Iranian Navy would have hours, not days |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-07-22 17:29 |
| #4 Iran has made this threat numerous times in the past. The Gulf of Hormuz is pretty narrow (30mi at its most constricted) and it would be possible for Iran to temporarily shut it down by flooding the Gulf with small rocket capable attack ships. However, these ships would be wiped out within days, maybe hours of an attack. Furthermore, Iran has valuable assets on the shore of the Gulf that would be easy targets, so easy that the Saudi AF could hit them assuming a bit of air cover from the US. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2018-07-22 17:19 |
| #3 Frackers crying. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-07-22 15:05 |
| #2 Hopefully Khamenei's huge assets and mansions are #1 on any targeting list. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-07-22 14:28 |
| #1 Right from satans asshole, there it is. Take him seriously. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-07-22 02:10 |