Iran Considers Closing Strait of Hormuz After Parliament Issues Statement

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The highest National Security Council in Iran has to make a final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz after the United States' bombing, said Press TV of Iran, as reported by Al Arabiya on Sunday night. This comes after the Iranian parliament was reported to support such actions.

Iran has long used the threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz, which sees about 20 percent of global oil and gas demand pass through, as a way to counter Western pressure that has now escalated following the U.S. attacks on its three nuclear facilities last night.

The decision to close the Strait of Hormuz is not final yet, and it has not been officially reported that the parliament has adopted a draft law regarding this matter.

Instead, a member of the Parliament's National Security Commission, Esmail Kosari, was quoted in other Iranian media as saying, "For now, [parliament has] come to the conclusion we should close the Strait of Hormuz, but the final decision in this regard is the responsibility of the Supreme National Security Council."

Kosari, who is also a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), previously informed the Young Journalist Club that the closure of the Hormuz Strait is on the agenda and "will be done whenever necessary."

When asked whether Tehran will close the waterway, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded, "A variety of options are available to Iran."

The Strait of Hormuz is located between Oman and Iran. It connects the northern Persian Gulf with the southern Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.

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