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Iran’s state TV: Strait of Hormuz partially closed throughout maneuvers

While talks with the US on Iran’s nuclear program are underway in Geneva, Iran is holding a army train – and can partially shut the Strait of Hormuz throughout this time. The strategically vital waterway shall be partially closed “for security reasons,” Iranian state tv reported on Tuesday. The maneuver by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the length of which was not introduced, started on Monday.

On Monday, state tv reported that the army workout routines had been supposed to organize for “potential security and military threats” within the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran has repeatedly threatened to dam the Strait of Hormuz, by way of which round 20 % of worldwide oil manufacturing is transported. The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.

US President Donald Trump is threatening Tehran with army motion if there isn’t any settlement on the nuclear dispute. The US President despatched a second plane provider to the area to extend army stress. Iran’s religious chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, mentioned in a speech on Tuesday: “A warship is certainly a dangerous weapon, but even more dangerous is the weapon that can sink it.”