Chris Bambery: 'Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz shut-off if sanctioned' [London © RT]
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Oil prices have surged after Iran threatened to block shipments through one of the world's busiest waterways, if new Western sanctions cripple its own exports. And the country's navy commander says the cutoff will be easy to inflict. RT gets some analysis from political analyst Chris Bambery in London.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/despite-threats-iran-unlikely...
Despite threats, Iran unlikely to block oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN -- Despite its latest warnings in response to the possibility of a Western oil boycott, Iran is unlikely to make good on its repeated threats to close the Strait of Hormuz because the Islamic Republic needs the strategic waterway as much as or more than its adversaries, analysts say.
Iran, which feels threatened by the presence of U.S. bases and warships in the region, has warned for years that it would choke off the strait in case of war or economic sanctions. The narrow passage at the entrance to the Persian Gulf hosts a daily caravan of tankers that transport roughly a third of the world's oil shipments.
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We the Gods of Wall Street want every country in the gulf region to be subservient to us so we can take their oil and change their regimes any time we wish. We don't attack North Korea because we are scarred of their nuclear potential but we attacked Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya because these countries are soft targets and have no military capabilities.My message to Iran is very simple '' If you don't want your country to be attacked build nuclear bombs and they will back off''.
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@Soekefeld haha you germans are crazy
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Didnt fema food purchases go up 7000percent? Fuck
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@USMC2ndLTHansen I think you mean sand monkeys, or the "Mud People"
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@DuncanDonuts3 are you really a Marine?
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That sieg heil guy from Germany is really funny.He really made me laugh....SIEG HEIL!!!!
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USA needs to create another war to sell more arms and create jobs back home. They have just signed $30 000 000 000 deal with Saudis as a result of escalating with Iran. Who is evil here USA?
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I am born & bred American & I love my country,but our "government" is evil. True patriotism resists tyranny
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If war is the answer it must be a HELLUVA STUPID question
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@USMC2ndLTHansen Or if you're KKK you could just kill some niggers.
Or maybe some Injuns. Or if you where Roman, you could just crucify
Christ. Again. Will you vampires ever be satiated of your bloodlust?
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SIEG HEIL
glock1832 2 months ago 3
yes lets get it started kill the jews please and the fucking ju.s.a 2 atom bombs for israel and 5 big atom bombs for the ju.s.a then we have freedom in the world...SIEG HEIL from germany!!!!
Soekefeld 2 months ago 3