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US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route
USA TODAY
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – The US warned Iran Wednesday that it will not tolerate any disruption of naval traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's navy chief said the Islamic Republic is capable of closing the vital oil route if the West imposes new ...
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USA TODAY
Iran Won't Risk Petrodollars In Gulf, Analyst Says
CNBC.com (blog)
Schork said it isn't in Iran's best interest to follow through on talk of closing the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route in the Persian Gulf. He said that Iranneeds petrodollars more than the world needs its oil, something that would prevent...
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US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route
Newsday
Click here US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route Originally published: December 28, 2011 6:44 AM Updated: December 28, 2011 12:33 PM By The Associated Press ALI AKBAR DAREINI (Associated Press) (AP) -- The US warned Iran Wednesday that it will ...
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Newsday
Brent ends rally; wary on Hormuz rhetoric
Livemint
London: Brent crude slipped on Wednesday as some investors took advantage of a six-day rally to lock in profits and the market saw Iran's threat to halt oil shipments via the Strait of Hormuz as no more than rhetoric. Brent was down $1.01 to $108.26 a ...
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Iran issues second warning in 2 days that it could close Strait of Hormuz ...
CanadianBusiness.com
By Ali Akbar Dareini, AP | December 28, 2011 TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's navy chief warned Wednesday that his country can easily close the strategic Strait ofHormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil ...
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Oil price falls as Saudis trump Iran threat
Bismarck Tribune
The US Navy warned that any disruption of traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz"will not be tolerated." On Tuesday Iran's vice president said that his country was ready to close the Strait of Hormuz - a vital waterway through which a third of the...
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France urges Iran to respect Hormuz shipping rights
Ynetnews
France urged Iran on Wednesday to adhere to international law allowing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran threatened to stop oil moving through the strategic shipping lane. "We call on the Iranian authorities to respect...
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Iran Threatens to Block Gulf Oil if Sanctions Applied
Voice of America
December 27, 2011 Iran Threatens to Block Gulf Oil if Sanctions Applied VOA News Iran has threatened to block the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if Western governments attempt to impose sanctions on its petroleum exports in their dispute over ...
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Iran threatens to cut off oil exports
CBS News
Iran's official news agency IRNA reported Tuesday that Vice President said his country will close the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off oil exports, if Western nations impose sanctions on Iran's oil shipments. The US, the UK and other nations are mulling ...
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Iran Threatens To Block Oil Routes
NPR
The official spoke of blocking oil tankers from moving through the Straits ofHormuz. NPR's business news starts with Iran shaking the oil markets. Oil prices are higher this morning after a top Iranian official threatened to block a considerable part ...
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Grains, Crude Oil Lead Commodities to Longest Rally Since April
BusinessWeek
27 (Bloomberg) -- Commodities rose, capping the longest rally since early April, as grains climbed on South American weather concerns and crude oil advanced afterIran threatened to block shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. ...
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European shares halt rally as debt fears resurface
Reuters
* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.05 pct, Euro STOXX 50 down 0.1 pct * Iran's threat to stop oil flow in Strait of Hormuz weighs * Investors brace for Italy's debt auctions * Record use of ECB deposit facility fuels worries By Blaise Robinson PARIS, ...
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Forex: USD/CAD to benefit from Iranian War Games – FXTimes
NASDAQ
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The WTI oil prices have recently jumped above the $100 per barrel as increased tension in the Middle East "on the back of Iranian war games" on the Strait of Hormuz are worrying the markets, "as well as an admission by Syria ...
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Oil hits three-week high on Iranian warning
The National
"If Iran oil is banned not a single drop of oil will pass through Hormuz Strait," Mohammad Reza Rahimi told the official IRNA news agency yesterday. Brent futures increased 26 cents to $110.08 a barrel in trading this morning, extending a three-day ...
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News of the Day From Across the Globe
San Francisco Chronicle
1 Oil threat: Iran warned Tuesday that it would block the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil transit point, if Western powers attempt to impose an embargo on Iranian petroleum exports in their campaign to isolate the country over its ...
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Large-caps help lift Saudi index; insurance stocks gain
ArabianBusiness.com
By Reuters Saudi Arabia's large-caps recovered in late trade and insurance stocks spiked, helping the index make small gains as investors shrugged off Iran's threat to halt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Al Rajhi Bank ticked up 0.7 percent ...
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Iranian navy holds drill in Strait of Hormuz
China Daily
Military personnel place a flag on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011.Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign ...
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Quote of the day
Peninsula On-line
If they (the West) impose sanctions on Iran's oil exports, then even one drop of oil cannot flow from the Strait of Hormuz. The Senior Consultant (Urology) and Transplant Surgeon at HMC Dr Riyadh Abdulsattar, Iraqi teenager Omar and other HMC officials ...
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US Fifth Fleet says won't allow disruption in Hormuz
Ynetnews
The US Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it will not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran threatened to stop ships moving through the strategic oil route. "The free flow of goods and services through the Strait ofHormuz is ...
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'Really easy' for Iran to close Hormuz strait: admiral
Indian Express
Tehran: Closing the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil transit stretch at the entrance to the Gulf, would be "really easy" for Iran to do, but was not necessary right now,Iran's navy chief said today. "Shutting the strait for Iran's armed forces is ...
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AM Links: Iran Threatens Hormuz Blockade, Rick Perry Sues Virginia, Cheetah ...
Reason Online (blog)
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Reason Online (blog)
Nifty closes in red - Alex Mathews
Equity Bulls
As crude moved above $100, PSU oil marketing companies were under pressure after Iran warned of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz through which a major portion of gulf oil is transported. European markets showed strength today as Italian bonds rose ...
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US stocks fall after five session rally
AFP
Also hovering in the air was the warning Tuesday by Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimithat "not a drop of oil will pass through the Strait of Hormuz" if the West broadened sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. ...
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AFP
Iran's Wild Card for Defense Stocks In 2012... Dividends Hang in the Balance ...
24/7 Wall St.
And now the big news is not the nuclear front, but an Iranian minister claiming thatIran could effectively block the flow of traffic through the Gulf of Hormuz easier than drinking a glass of water. In the age of austerity and military budgets being ...
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FRANCE CALLS ON IRANIAN AUTHORITIES TO RESPECT
Chicago Tribune
FRANCE CALLS ON IRANIAN AUTHORITIES TO RESPECT FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
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5th Fleet warns Iran against closing Hormuz - Army News | News ...
By The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — 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. The U.S. Navy responded by ...
Army Times - News
Iran: Strait Of Hormuz, Key Oil Supply Route, Easily Closed
By The Huffington Post News Editors
TEHRAN, Iran — 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. It was the second such...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Iran threatens to shut off Strait of ...
By John Aravosis
Iran threatens to shut off Strait of Hormuz if west imposes sanctions for nuclear program. Good way to get yourself blown up. I'm just not convinced the world can live with a nuclear Iran. Israel certainly can't. And my confidence level is low that ...
US Politics | AMERICAblog News
Iran Navy Chief Says Closing Gulf 'Really Easy' - Grendel Report
Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. "Closing the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's armed forces is really easy ... or as Iranians say it will be easier than drinking a glass of water," Iran's navy chief Habibollah Sayyari ...
Grendel Report
Iran says it's easy to close Strait of Hormuz - Home » Other Sections ...
Iran's navy chief says 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. ... 2:23 PM | Asian stocks down on mixed US, Japan economic news. › 1:34 PM | North Korean heir leads funeral ...
philstar.com - Breaking News
NewsDaily: Iran navy chief says shutting off Gulf "very easy"
Closing off the Gulf to oil tankers will be "easier than drinking a glass of water" forIran if the Islamic state deems it necessary, Iran's top naval commander told the country's state television Wednesday.
NewsDaily: Top Headlines
Iranian military stages war games near the Strait of Hormuz
By Robert Hood
Foreign media are subject to severe restriction on their ability to make and distribute news pictures in Iran. So, when images like this move right after Iranthreatens to close the Strait of Hormuz you know that the Tehran is sending a clear...
Newsvine - PhotoBlog - Articles
US warns Iran against closing key oil passage - KTIV News 4 Sioux ...
Associated Press. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The U.S. warned Iran on Wednesday it will not tolerate any disruption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranthreatened to choke off the vital Persian Gulf oil transport route if Washington imposes ...
KTIV - National News
Crude Oil Falls on Reduced Iran Concern | Ya Libnan | World News ...
By syh
The European single currency tumbled to the lowest level since January against the dollar, curbing investor demand for commodities. Oil also decreased on reduced concern that Iran will block the Strait of Hormuz. “The biggest news right now ...
Ya Libnan
Daily News Updates: Iran threatens to stop Gulf oil if sanctions ...
By Aravind Kumar S
"If they (the West) impose sanctions on Iran's oil exports, then even one drop of oil cannot flow from the Strait of Hormuz," the official Iranian news agency IRNA quoted Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi as saying. Rahimi's ...
Daily News Updates
Iran's Hormuz plans raise familiar concerns - Navy News | News ...
Members of the Iranian regime have raised the specter of closing the Strait ofHormuz, the critical choke point through which roughly 30 percent of the world's ...
www.navytimes.com/.../navy-irans-hormuz-plans-raise-familia...
US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – The US warned Iran Wednesday that it will not tolerate any disruption of naval traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's navy ...
www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-28/iran.../1
US to Iran: Hormuz disruption 'will not be tolerated' - World news ...
The U.S. Navy's 5th fleet Wednesday warned Iran that any disruption of traffic flowing through the vital Strait of Hormuz oil route "will not be tolerated."
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/.../ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/
Naval thrills: Iran flexes muscles at world's key oil transit channel — RT
Iran is starting ten-day naval exercises in one of the world's busiest oil passageways – the Strait of Hormuz. These actions have raised fears that the Strait might ...
rt.com/news/iran-hormuz-naval-exercise-601/
msnbc.com U.S. & World News - US Navy warns Iran: Hormuz ...
5th Fleet responds after Iran says closing strait 'will be easier than drinking a glass of water'
world-news.newsvine.com/_.../9772532-us-navy-warns-iran-h...
Naval thrills: Iran flexes muscles at world's key oil transit channel
However, he was also quoted by the semi-official ILNA news agency as saying: “The enforcement of the decision to close off the Strait of Hormuz is certainly ...
rt.com/news/iran-hormuz-naval-exercise-601/
BBC News - Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz oil route
Iran threatens to close a vital oil-trade route if the West imposes more sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16344102
5th Fleet warns Iran against closing Hormuz - Marine Corps News ...
TEHRAN, Iran — 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 ...
www.marinecorpstimes.com/.../ap-iran-warns-of-closing-strate...
Iran warns it might close Hormuz strait, stop oil - TribToday.com ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency on Tuesday quoted a top official as saying Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off oil exports, if the West ...
www.tribune-chronicle.com/.../Iran-warns-it-might-close-Hor...
Iran Renews Threat to Close Strait of Hormuz - Defense News
TEHRAN, Iran - No oil will be permitted to pass through the key oil transit Strait ofHormuz if the West applies sanctions on Iran's oil exports, Iranian Vice ...
www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8674670&c=SEA...
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