UK could send military assets to Strait of Hormuz to deter Iran
Britain could send further military assets to the Strait of Hormuz to deter any attempt by Iran to block Persian Gulf oil tanker traffic, the country's defence secretary said Tuesday, as Tehran appeared to shrug off a new European Union ban on the purchase of Iranian oil.
Official indicates that Iran will try and ``shut down'' the Strait of Hormuz if attacked by the US ``The Strait of Hormuz is one of these options; if the strait is secure it should be secure for all, it can't be secure for all except for Iran, if such a thing happens, naturally Iran can use this capacity to close the waterway within its territorial waters and within its borders in accordance with international rules and regulation,`` member of the parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Parviz Sorouri told reporters on Wednesday.