Iran's President threatens to block the Strait of Ormuz through which oil is transported

Iranian President Hasan Rugani threatens to block the Strait of Ormuz, which carries about a third of the oil transported by sea.

"If one day the United States decided to block the Iranian oil, the oil would not be exported from the Persian Gulf at all, "Rugani said.

The Iranian President has already made such statements when US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from an Iran nuclear deal, saying it would impede Iranian oil exports.

All ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz erskoyi Bay. It is the only open shipping route for oil-producing countries such as Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.

In May, the United States announced the withdrawal of the Iranian Nuclear Agreement of 2015, declaring that the terms of this agreement were not severe enough to prevent Iran's development of nuclear power. 39, nuclear weapons. Washington also accuses Tehran of supporting violence in the region and other "malicious" actions. Iran denies these allegations.

In August, Washington began imposing sanctions on the Iranian economy, which was abolished in exchange for Iran's restrictions on its nuclear program.