US Navy commander: Iran sealing of Gulf oil passageway would be act of war
The commander of US Naval forces in the Persian Gulf says any attempt by Iran to seal off the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be viewed as an act of war.
An Iranian newspaper reported over the weekend that one of the country's generals said Iran would take control of the key oil passageway in the Gulf if it were provoked. Vice Adm. Kevin Cosgriff, commander of the US Navy's 5th Fleet, told journalists in Bahrain on Monday that "any attempt to close the Strait of Hormuz is an act of war" and said the US would not allow it. (AP)
