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Iran’s options against foreign aggression include closing Strait of Hormuz, Mehr news reports

By Reuters 19 June 2025, 2:08 pm 1 Edit
Two traditional dhows sail by a large container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
Two traditional dhows sail by a large container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

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 tells the semi-official Mehr news agency.

Iran has in the past threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz to traffic in retaliation for Western pressure, and shipping sources say that commercial ships are avoiding Iran’s waters around the strait.

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