Iran warns of closing strategic Hormuz oil route (AP)

[TimesTen]

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111228/ap_on_bi_ge/ml_iran_oil"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111222/capt.20b4a389c0354b8babe4a15470d9d9d7-20b4a389c0354b8babe4a15470d9d9d7-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=l_6gwTBB6FhvxYMrTRlL7A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Iran's navy chief Adm. Habibollah Sayyari briefs media on an upcoming naval exercise, in a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Sayyari said Thursday his forces plan to hold a 10-day drill in international waters beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf — an exercise that could bring Iranian ships into proximity with U.S. Navy vessels. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Hamed Jafarnejad)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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