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Agencies: Defence Minister George Leon Panetta Sunday that the U.S. would "respond" if Iran sought to close the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway for oil transportation, noting that "red line" should not be missed.
Panetta said the program "Face the Nation" (Face the Nation) for the CBS television: "We were very clear when we said that the United States will not tolerate the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It is a red line for us and we will respond to it." Has escalated tensions between Tehran and Washington Tuesday after Iranian military maneuvers with warnings to Tehran from the American naval presence in the Gulf, raising fears of a possible closure of the Straits of Hormuz through which 35% of global oil production source by sea. Despite these threats, Washington promised to keep warships in the Gulf, saying that Iran has warned Che "its weakness," and show the effectiveness of sanctions on its nuclear program suspicions.
For his part, considered the U.S. General Martin Dempsey, commander of U.S. forces on Sunday that Iran is capable of closing the Strait of Hormuz, stressing at the same time, it would be "an act can not be tolerated." He said in the program itself along with Panetta "We have invested in ways that could allow them to close the Strait of Hormuz for a while. For our part, we have invested in the means to ensure that we prevail in such a situation." He said Gen. Dempsey warned, "we will act and we will open the strait," If was closed.
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Agencies: Defence Minister George Leon Panetta Sunday that the U.S. would "respond" if Iran sought to close the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway for oil transportation, noting that "red line" should not be missed.
Panetta said the program "Face the Nation" (Face the Nation) for the CBS television: "We were very clear when we said that the United States will not tolerate the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It is a red line for us and we will respond to it." Has escalated tensions between Tehran and Washington Tuesday after Iranian military maneuvers with warnings to Tehran from the American naval presence in the Gulf, raising fears of a possible closure of the Straits of Hormuz through which 35% of global oil production source by sea. Despite these threats, Washington promised to keep warships in the Gulf, saying that Iran has warned Che "its weakness," and show the effectiveness of sanctions on its nuclear program suspicions.
For his part, considered the U.S. General Martin Dempsey, commander of U.S. forces on Sunday that Iran is capable of closing the Strait of Hormuz, stressing at the same time, it would be "an act can not be tolerated." He said in the program itself along with Panetta "We have invested in ways that could allow them to close the Strait of Hormuz for a while. For our part, we have invested in the means to ensure that we prevail in such a situation." He said Gen. Dempsey warned, "we will act and we will open the strait," If was closed.
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