Friday, December 23, 2011

Iran 'rehearses closing gulf oil route'

Iran 'rehearses closing gulf oil route'

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Dec 23, 2011
Iranian naval forces launch a massive 10-day exercise Saturday near the Strait of Hormuz, the only way in and out of the Persian Gulf, in what is widely seen as a rehearsal for a threatened closure of the strategic global oil artery if the country is attacked. The Iranians have billed the Velayat-90 drill as the largest they have conducted.

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