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The Iranian regime’s President threatened on Wednesday that international waterways will not have the same security as before if the regime’s oil exports are cut to zero.<\/p>\n
The comment by Hassan Rouhani coincided with a remark by the Iranian regime’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that Tehran might act \u201cunpredictably\u201d in response to \u201cunpredictable\u201d U.S. policies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorld powers know that in the case that oil is completely sanctioned and Iran\u2019s oil exports are brought down to zero, international waterways can\u2019t have the same security as before,\u201d Rouhani said while meeting the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Khamenei\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo unilateral pressure against Iran can\u2019t be to their advantage and won\u2019t guarantee their security in the region and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tensions between Tehran and Washington have risen since the Trump administration last year quit an international deal to curb Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions and began to ratchet up sanctions.<\/p>\n
Global commodity trading has been rocked in recent months after a series of attacks on international merchant vessels by the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), and an Iranian seizure of a British oil tanker.<\/p>\n
The U.S. State Department designated the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization in April 2019.<\/p>\n
Washington, which has by far the strongest Western naval contingent in the Gulf, has been calling for its allies to join it in an operation to guard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital gateway for the world\u2019s oil industry, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
So far, Britain, Australia and Bahrain have joined the U.S.-led security mission to protect merchant vessels traveling through key Middle East waterways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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