Teheran threatens blockade to counter US
<p><span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hormuz">Hormuz</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="Seyyed">Seyyed</span> <span word="Mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span word="Reza">Reza</span> <span word="Sajjadi">Sajjadi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Interfax">Interfax</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="Sajjadi">Sajjadi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="countermeasures">countermeasures</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="considers">considers</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blockading">blockading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hormuz">Hormuz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="answer">answer</span>," <span word="Sajjadi">Sajjadi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blockade">blockade</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strait">strait</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defense">defense</span>".</p><p><span word="Teheran">Teheran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>," <span word="Sajjadi">Sajjadi</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="suffocate">suffocate</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incite">incite</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="discontent">discontent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span>.</p><p><span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Sergei">Sergei</span> <span word="Lavrov">Lavrov</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="had">had</span> "<span word="exhausted">exhausted</span>" <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="embargo">embargo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="reliance">reliance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>.</p>
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