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LBCI
a day ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Iran's options include closing Strait of Hormuz: Iranian lawmaker
Closing down the Strait of Hormuz is one of the options Iran could take to respond against its enemies, a member of the Iranian Parliament National Security Committee presidium Behnam Saeedi told the semi-official Mehr news agency on Thursday. Around 20% of daily global oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has in the past threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure, and shipping sources said on Wednesday that commercial ships were avoiding Iran's waters around the strait. Reuters
Al Arabiya
a day ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iran's options against aggression includes closing Strait of Hormuz, Mehr news reports
Closing down the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of daily global oil consumption passes, is one of the options Iran could take to respond against its enemies, a member of the Iranian Parliament National Security Committee presidium Behnam Saeedi told the semi-official Mehr news agency on Thursday. Iran has in the past threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure, and shipping sources said on Wednesday that commercial ships were avoiding Iran's waters around the strait.
Khaleej Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Khaleej Times
Iran's options against foreign aggression includes closing Strait of Hormuz, reports Mehr news
Closing down the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of daily global oil consumption passes, is one of the options Iran could take to respond against its enemies, a member of the Iranian Parliament National Security Committee presidium Behnam Saeedi told the semi-official Mehr news agency on Thursday. Iran has in the past threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure, and shipping sources said on Wednesday that commercial ships were avoiding Iran's waters around the strait.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
‘Israel made a huge mistake': Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei said that Israel made a huge mistake and will be punished for that, Mehr news reports. Developing
LBCI
3 days ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Iran media reports explosions in central city of Isfahan
Iranian media said several blasts were heard on Tuesday in the central city of Isfahan, which hosts multiple nuclear facilities, as Israel kept up its strikes for a fifth day. "Several explosions were heard in the east and north of Isfahan and air defenses were activated against the hostile targets," the Mehr news agency reported. AFP
