Reuters: Any attempt by Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz would not be in Iran's interest but prove self-defeating to the country's oil-dependent economy, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any attempt by Tehran to close the Strait of Hormuz would not be in Iran's interest but prove self-defeating to the country's oil-dependent economy, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday.
"Shutting down the straits and closing off the Persian Gulf would be a sort of a self-defeating exercise," spokesman Geoff Morrell told reporters at a briefing. "I don't think it's in Iran's interest."
Morrell was speaking a day after the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Iran could easily close the key Gulf shipping route if it were attacked over its nuclear program.
(Reporting by David Morgan; editing by Randall Mikkelsen)
