EFTA01179004Set 9
2012-07-0922p7,872w
Iraq
were to stay financially solvent it had to find a way around the Strait of
Hormuz or hurt Iran's ability to export oil or both. This ... Iraq's
allies, including the U.S., to seek out ways to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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Looking at the situation in Gulf today, with Iran threatening once again ... close the strait, it has becoming apparent that the Gulf States had heeded
the lessons of the past and have applied them to the current crisis. Simply
put, the Iran
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EFTA01879355Set 10
2012-06-0756p14,197w
Mohammad Reza Rahimi
warned that "not a drop of oil will pass through the Strait of
Hormuz" if the planned measures went into effect. About 40
percent of tanker ... Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, put it plainly:
If Iran moved to close the strait, he said, the U.S. would "take
action and reopen the strait." The same message was repeated ... Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei, who was informed that closing the strait would
constitute the crossing of a "red line" that could trigger an armed
military response.
Much
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EFTA01770745Set 10
2012-02-2415p7,499w
against their foes, and warned that they could close <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-
19/iran-s-un-envoy-says-closing-strait-of-hormuz-is-an-option-if-threatened.html> the Strait of Hormuz, through which
roughly 20 percent of the world's traded oil flows daily ... that Iran's development of
a nuclear weapon, as well as closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are "red lines" for the United States.
However, the United States and Israel ... shelling tapered off.
• Last month, Iran toned down its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz
chttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/despite-threats-iran-unlikely-to-block-oil-shipments-through-
strait-of-hormuz/2011/12/28/gIQAVSOSMP_story.html> after a U.S. back-channel warning that
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EFTA01939352Set 10
2014-02-0349p13,039w
world oil exports, and
35% of all oil shipped by sea, move through the Strait of
Hormuz, along with substantial amounts of gas. Millions more
barrels move through ... Musa and Tunbs - islands near the critical shipping
challenged just West of the Strait of Hormuz; and the Shah's
nuclear weapons programs.
Arab fears are also built on eight ... commander of Iran's Revolutionary
Guards threatened that if Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz
if Iran were attacked by either Israel or the United States. It
stepped
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EFTA01882540Set 10
2012-05-1139p9,848w
force if the peace talks fail.
For the Iranians, this means blocking [34] the Strait of Hormuz,
the narrow channel through which one-third of the world's
tradable ... United States, for its part, has
insisted that it will keep the Strait open and, if necessary,
eliminate Iranian nuclear capabilities. Whether to intimidate
Iran, prepare for the real thing ... prospects, both
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through Iran's threats [37] to close the Strait of Hormuz in
retaliation for forthcoming sanctions on Iranian oil exports and
the likelihood that
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EFTA00630287Set 9
2012-05-1527p9,792w
force if the peace talks fail. For the Iranians,
this means blocking [34] the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel through
which one-third of the world's tradable ... United
States, for its part, has insisted that it will keep the Strait open and, if
necessary, eliminate Iranian nuclear capabilities. Whether to intimidate
Iran, prepare for the real thing ... global oil supply prospects, both through Iran's threats [37] to
close the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for forthcoming sanctions on
Iranian oil exports and the likelihood that
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EFTA02002276Set 10
2012-03-0740p10,433w
ability to sell oil overseas. Iran
responded by threatening to militarily shut down the Strait of
Hormuz, the narrow shipping lane out of the Persian Gulf
through which 20 percent ... bank in late January, Iran
redoubled its threat to block shipping lanes in the Strait of
Hormuz. Panetta called this another "red line" that would
provoke a military response from ... shipments directly interdicted, even if the U.S. Navy largely
succeeded in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. And given the
current fragility of Western economies, the full economic cost
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EFTA01841726Set 10
2012-02-0432p8,181w
Middle East, which is stability.
- Iran may not be able to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed
indefinitely, but even threats and potential attempts will cause
volatility in the Persian ... reduce its
vulnerability from any one source. Middle East oil must transit
through the Strait of Malacca, which, as Beijing is acutely
aware, poses a strategic vulnerability should any state ... choose to
compromise the sea lines of communications by blocking the
strait. Beijing's investment in a vast infrastructure of overland
energy pipelines from Central Asia means oil must cross
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EFTA00929930Set 9
2012-02-2422p7,418w
threatened a preemptive strike against their foes, and warned
that they could close the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 20
percent of the world's traded oil flows daily ... that Iran's
development of a nuclear weapon, as well as closure of the Strait of
Hormuz, are "red lines" for the United States.
However, the United States and Israel ... shelling tapered off.
EFTA00929935
• Last month, Iran toned down its threats to close the Strait of Hormuz
after a U.S. back-channel warning that any such action would trigger
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EFTA01181697Set 9
2012-10-0111p6,733w
Iraq
and elsewhere in the Middle East. Yes, they have threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz but this would choke the
Islamic Republic's economy which also rely ... shipping through the Strait. Like North Korea, America should
see Iran's blustering for what it is, blustering to keep its population in fear from the outside and not focused ... Bloomberg on Aug 5, 2012 that Iran probably would attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the
Persian Gulf only as a "last resort," and would
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EFTA00660746Set 9
2012-02-0622p8,136w
Middle East, which is stability.
- Iran may not be able to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed indefinitely, but
even threats and potential attempts will cause volatility in the Persian ... reduce its vulnerability from any one
source. Middle East oil must transit through the Strait of Malacca, which,
as Beijing is acutely aware, poses a strategic vulnerability should any state ... choose to compromise the sea lines of communications by blocking the
strait. Beijing's investment in a vast infrastructure of overland energy
pipelines from Central Asia means oil must cross
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EFTA00931367Set 9
2012-03-0728p10,388w
ability to sell oil
overseas. Iran responded by threatening to militarily shut down the Strait
of Hormuz, the narrow shipping lane out of the Persian Gulf through which
20 percent ... bank in late January, Iran redoubled its threat to block
shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. Panetta called this another "red
line" that would provoke a military response from ... shipments directly interdicted, even if the
U.S. Navy largely succeeded in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. And
given the current fragility of Western economies, the full economic cost
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EFTA00630407Set 9
2012-03-0729p10,418w
ability to sell oil
overseas. Iran responded by threatening to militarily shut down the Strait
of Hormuz, the narrow shipping lane out of the Persian Gulf through
which 20 percent ... bank in late January, Iran redoubled its threat to
block shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. Panetta called this another
"red line" that would provoke a military response from ... shipments directly interdicted, even if the
U.S. Navy largely succeeded in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open. And
given the current fragility of Western economies, the full economic cost
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EFTA00769583Set 9
2009-08-302p478w
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