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STRAIT OF HORMUZ

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2019
Iran says it's ready for U.S. waivers to end as Revolutionary Guard threaten to shut Hormuz
Tehran is prepared for a U.S. decision to end waivers granted to buyers of Iranian crude, an Iranian oil ministry source said on Monday, as the Revolutionary Guards repeated their threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2018
Iran seen readying major exercise around vital Strait of Hormuz as tensions with U.S. simmer
The United States believes Iran is preparing to carry out a major exercise in the Gulf in the coming days, apparently moving up the timing of annual drills amid heightened tensions with Washington, U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 15, 2015
Security bills won't allow for Hormuz minesweeping, Abe says
The administration does not view minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz as one of the possible actions that the Self-Defense Forces would carry out if the national security bills are enacted, according to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2014
China's navy seeks security in Strait of Hormuz
Bandar Abbas, home of Iran's navy and the main port in the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, hosts two Chinese naval vessels on a five-day goodwill visit, underscoring the increasingly warm relationship between the two countries.

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