A month after “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei warned that his Islamic Republic was ready for war, Iran has provided a glimpse of how it envisions a clash with America in the form of a 10-day aero-naval exercise — including long-range missile tests yesterday — aimed at closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean.
Tehran, hoping to use oil as a weapon, has declared that any attempt at banning its petroleum exports would lead to a closure of the strait.
“If we cannot export oil, not a drop will be allowed to be exported by anyone else,” says Muhammad Reza Rahimi, Iran’s first assistant president.
