Iran 'unlikely to block Hormuz oil flows'

Iran is unlikely to choke off oil supply through the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway in the Gulf in any row with the West over its nuclear ambitions, a top International Energy Agency (IEA) official said today.

The Straits of Hormuz: 40% of the world's oil supply passes through the narrow waterway daily
The Straits of Hormuz: 40% of the world's oil supply passes through the narrow waterway daily
Published 5 June 2007, 23:45Updated 7 October 2016, 09:07
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