Serious Xijingping supports Iran after Ang Moh Trump played Qatar, Gulf held by PLA &

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Ang Moh Trump FAILED to touch Kim Jong Nuke then pick on tiny Qatar. China backs Iran to spoil Trump's game. Qatar refused to let it USA base be used in War against Iran, so Trump got the Golden Escalator & other Arabs to screw Qatar. China & via Pakistan or directly will supply arms to Iran to fight USA. Many good and cheap Chinese missiles can dominate the Gulf and put US soldiers into body bags.


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http://www.chinadailyasia.com/asia/2..._15427482.html

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US
By Associated Press

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz to US

TEHRAN, Iran - The deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they "threaten" the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday.

The comments by Gen. Hossein Salami, carried on state television, follow a long history of both rhetoric and confrontation between Iran and the US over the narrow strait, through which nearly a third of all oil traded by sea passes.

The remarks by the acting commander of the Guard also follow those of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who on Monday criticized US activities in the Persian Gulf. It's unclear whether that signals any new Iranian concern over the strait or possible confrontation with the US following its nuclear deal with world powers.


https://www.rt.com/news/392837-iran-...hormuz-drills/


Iran & China conduct joint naval exercises in strategic Strait of Hormuz
Published time: 18 Jun, 2017 13:47
Edited time: 18 Jun, 2017 14:55
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Iran & China conduct joint naval exercises in strategic Strait of Hormuz
FILE PHOTO © Hossein Zohrevand / Reuters
Iranian and Chinese Naval forces are participating in joint drills in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The naval maneuvers come amid growing tensions between the US and Iran, as Washington prepares a new round of sanctions against Tehran.

A total of four vessels and two helicopters displayed their military capabilities on Sunday during a day of joint exercises in the strait connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.

The Chinese fleet, which includes the Chang Chun guided-missile destroyer, the Chao Hu replenishment ship, the Jin Zhou frigate, and a helicopter, arrived in the Iranian southern port of Bandar Abbas on Thursday. An Iranian destroyer and a helicopter joined them for the drills.

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The exercises, which had been planned in advance, are aimed at promoting interaction and strengthening confidence between the navies of the two nations, according to Rear Admiral Shen Hao, Commander of China Navy Task Force Group 150, as cited by Iran’s IRNA news agency.

It is the second time the Chinese navy has visited the Iranian port since 2014.
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Animosity between the US and Iran has been growing since Donald Trump took office in January. The most recent spike in tensions flared up when the US Senate approved a new set of sanctions against Tehran. Although the bill has yet to be passed in the House of Representatives and signed into law by the president, Iran has blasted the proposed penalties, saying they would violate the long-negotiated nuclear deal signed by Iran and six major powers back in 2015.

The Strait of Hormuz, which lies between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, has become the setting of a faceoff between Tehran and Washington, as around 30 percent of global oil exports pass through the strategic waterway annually. In April, a US Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS Mahan, fired a warning flare after an Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel came within 1,000 meters.

In March, the US Navy said Iranian forces had “harassed” American warships with fast-attack boats that came dangerously close to a US-led five-vessel flotilla passing through the strait, which included an American aircraft carrier. The Islamic Republic dismissed those allegations, putting the blame “for any unrest in the Persian Gulf” on Washington.

Tehran has also repeatedly carried out missile tests in the Strait of Hormuz, further enraging Washington. The latest cruise missile test in the area, which occurred in early May, failed, according to US defense officials. Iran had successfully tested the Hormuz-2 naval missile in early March, however.






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