Iran will close Hormuz Strait in case of oil embargo:Iranian MP

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Iranian MP Hossein Ebrahimi of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Sunday that if the Westerners impose oil sanctions on the Islamic Republic, Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz and will not allow other countries to export oil through the strategic waterway. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast had said Iran’s threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz is a response to the United States’ threats against the Islamic Republic.