Iran to Block Oil Through Hormuz If Sanctioned, IRNA Reports

Iran will block oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz if sanctions are imposed on its crude exports, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported, citing Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi.

“We are not interested in any hostility and our motto is friendship and brotherhood, but westerners are not willing to abandon their plots,” IRNA cited Rahimi as saying.