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Yahoo News<\/a> posted a Reuters story yesterday about a recent statement by\u00a0Parviz Sarvari, a\u00a0member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee. Mr.\u00a0Sarvari stated that\u00a0the military was preparing\u00a0for a military\u00a0training exercise to practice closing the Straits of Hormuz. At least 40 percent of the oil traded in the world leaves the Gulf States through the Straits of Hormuz. United States warships patrol the area in order to protect shipping in that area. To close those Straits would create chaos in the world’s oil markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Tension over the program has increased since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported on November 8 that Tehran appears to have worked on designing a nuclear bomb and may still be pursuing research to that end. Iran strongly denies this and says it is developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n Iran has warned it will respond to any attack by hitting Israel and U.S. interests in the Gulf and analysts say one way to retaliate would be to close the Strait of Hormuz.<\/strong><\/p>\n When America has a weak president, the world is less safe. The current actions of Iran are further proof of that.<\/p>\n Yahoo News posted a Reuters story yesterday about a recent statement by\u00a0Parviz Sarvari, a\u00a0member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security Committee. Mr.\u00a0Sarvari stated that\u00a0the military was preparing\u00a0for a military\u00a0training exercise to practice closing the Straits of Hormuz. At least … Continue reading <\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"