Iranian newspaper: Close Strait of Hormuz over foreign support for protests

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Iranian newspaper: Close Strait of Hormuz over foreign support for protests
Newspaper close to Khamenei suggests authorities close Strait of Hormuz in response to alleged foreign support for nationwide protests.
Elad Benari
Dec 15, 2022

A hard-line newspaper close to Iran's ruling clerics on Wednesday suggested that authorities close the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies, in response to alleged foreign support for the nationwide protests gripping the country, The Associated Press reported.

The suggestion came from the editor-in-chief of the hardline Kayhan newspaper, who is appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an editorial that could be seen as a trial balloon.

“Closing the Strait of Hormuz to Western countries’ oil tankers and commercial vessels is Iran’s legal right," the editor, Hossein Shariatmadari wrote, according to AP. "We can even seize a part of their commercial cargo as compensation for the financial damage they have done to our country.”

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