Source: Corbett Report and RT
Iran has warned the United States it will take action if an American
warship returns to the Persian Gulf. It left the area when Iran started
its 10-day naval war games, during which they successfully test-fired a
number of different missiles. But Russia’s defense ministry says that
despite the latest military exercise, the Iranians don’t have the
technology to make intercontinental ballistic missiles. Meanwhile France
is pushing for stricter sanctions as it says it’s sure Tehran is
developing nuclear weapons. It’s urged EU countries to follow the U.S.
in freezing Iranian central bank assets and imposing an embargo on oil
exports. Tehran has been threatening to block the Strait of Hormuz – one
of the world’s most important oil routes – if the West stepped up
sanctions. RT talks to James Corbett, editor of the Corbett Report
website.
