The United States has pledged that its military will fly and sail wherever the international law allows ensuring the safety of commercial and noncommercial traffic in response to Tehran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said in a press briefing on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd April, 2019) The United States has pledged that its military will fly and sail wherever the international law allows ensuring the safety of commercial and noncommercial traffic in response to Tehran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said in a press briefing on Tuesday.On Monday, the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps navy force, Alireza Tangsiri, said that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz if the country is unable to use it, according to Fars news Agency.
"Iran on a fairly regular basis makes sort of extortionist threats and blackmail demands. This is part of the regular course of their business," Hook said. "They've threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz more times than I can count. The United States military will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, that's partly to ensure protection of the global commons so that it can be safe for commercial and noncommercial traffic."
