Iran commander: Talks of closing Strait of Hormuz irrelevant

“Discourse about closing the Strait of Hormuz belongs to five years ago. Today’s debate in the Islamic Republic of Iran contains new layers and the time has not come to raise it,” Gen. Masoud Jazayeri of Iran's Revolutionary Guard was quoted by the Washington Post as saying Saturday.

Last week Iranian Vice President Mohamed Reza Rahimi threatened to close the strait, cutting off oil exports, if the West imposes sanctions on Iran’s oil shipments. (Ynet)