Closing the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of the oil consumed worldwide passes per day, is one of the options that Iran can take in response to the actions of its enemies, said today a member of the presidium of the National Security Committee of the Iranian parliament, Behnam Saeed, to the semi-official Mehr news agency, BTA reports.
Iran has threatened to close the critical shipping route in response to pressure from the West. Yesterday, shipping sources said that cargo ships are avoiding Iranian waters around the strait, Reuters notes.