TEHRAN (AFP)--The chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards warned that Iran
would use its control of the Strait of Hormuz in response to an attack, a
newspaper reported on Saturday.
"It is natural that when a country is attacked it uses all of its
capabilities against the enemy, and definitely our control of the Persian
Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz would be one of our actions," General Mohammad
Ali Jafari told the conservative daily Jam-e Jam.
The strait is a vital conduit for energy supplies, with about 20%-25% of the
world's crude oil from Gulf oil producers passing through the waterway.
"Certainly if there is fighting... the scope will be extended to oil, meaning
its price will increase drastically. This will deter our enemies from taking
action against Iran."
His comments came after U.S. media reported that more than 100 Israeli
warplanes staged a training exercise with Greece earlier this month to
prepare for a possible long-distance strike - a maneuver seen as a warning to
Tehran.
would use its control of the Strait of Hormuz in response to an attack, a
newspaper reported on Saturday.
"It is natural that when a country is attacked it uses all of its
capabilities against the enemy, and definitely our control of the Persian
Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz would be one of our actions," General Mohammad
Ali Jafari told the conservative daily Jam-e Jam.
The strait is a vital conduit for energy supplies, with about 20%-25% of the
world's crude oil from Gulf oil producers passing through the waterway.
"Certainly if there is fighting... the scope will be extended to oil, meaning
its price will increase drastically. This will deter our enemies from taking
action against Iran."
His comments came after U.S. media reported that more than 100 Israeli
warplanes staged a training exercise with Greece earlier this month to
prepare for a possible long-distance strike - a maneuver seen as a warning to
Tehran.
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