{"id":4830,"date":"2018-07-06T09:55:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T07:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2018-07-06T09:55:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T07:55:25","slug":"strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/reports\/2018\/07\/strait-of-hormuz\/4830\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday\u2019s Iran Events \u2013 July 6, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><p>How<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/2018\/07\/05\/water-crisis-2\/\"> Iran\u2019ian regime<\/a> President Hassan Rouhani made a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz &amp; a regime MP scrambled to clarify\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>'ian regime President Hassan Rouhani made a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz &amp; a regime MP scrambled to clarify\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRegimeChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRegimeChange<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2018<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ERU16WCFxO\">https:\/\/t.co\/ERU16WCFxO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1015104483280457728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Authorities attacked a number of farming industry drivers who were protesting. One driver was severely beaten.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranUpdate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranUpdate<\/a><br>Ahvaz, SW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a><br>Authorities attacked a number of farming industry drivers who were protesting. One driver was severely beaten.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranProtests?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranProtests<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IdPYR1cjs8\">pic.twitter.com\/IdPYR1cjs8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1014902993081204738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-oil-china\/china-chides-iran-over-threat-to-block-oil-exports-through-strait-of-hormuz-idUSKBN1JW0CQ\">China chides Iran over threat to block oil exports through Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran should make more effort to ensure stability in the Middle East and get along with its neighbors, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Friday, as Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards warned they may block oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait are among China\u2019s most important oil suppliers, while Qatar supplies liquefied natural gas to China, so any blockage of the strait would have serious consequences for its economy.<\/p>\n<p>But Beijing has had to tread carefully with Arab nations like Saudi Arabia as China also has close ties with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Carrying one-third of the world\u2019s seaborne oil every day, the Strait of Hormuz links Middle East crude producers to key markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on all sides to meet each other halfway and give consideration to each other\u2019s concerns, and find a way to alleviate the problem via dialogue,\u201d Chen said<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4839\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IRGC-Strait-Hormuz-min-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IRGC-Strait-Hormuz-min-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IRGC-Strait-Hormuz-min-86x64.jpg 86w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IRGC-Strait-Hormuz-min.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/business\/report-iran-sanctions-may-hit-india-s-forex-outflows-weaken-rupee-further-2633624\">Iran sanctions may hit India\u2019s forex outflows, weaken rupee further<\/a><\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s economic woes due to rising crude prices could aggravate if India gives in to the US dictate on sanctions against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The US clampdown on Iran has come at a time when there is already a demand-supply imbalance in the global oil market, which has pushed up crude prices. The Brent crude has already soared to over $79 per barrel. Bank of America Merrill Lynch has forecast oil prices to touch $90 per barrel due to Iran sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndia may have to find alternatives to replace a portion of Iranian oil if required. It would be Indian refineries which may face some impact, albeit it\u2019s not expected to be significant. There may be no direct economic impact, rather an indirect one, in form of a rise in global oil prices,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4836\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/701346-iran-reuters-070618-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Strait of Hormuz\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/701346-iran-reuters-070618-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/701346-iran-reuters-070618-min.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aawsat.com\/english\/home\/article\/1322596\/after-iran-threats-us-navy-vows-secure-oil-routes-hormuz-strait\">After Iran Threats, US Navy Vows to Secure Oil Routes in Hormuz Strait<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The United States Navy vowed on Thursday to protect oil routes and international navigation in the Hormuz Strait after Iran threatened to block oil shipments.<\/p>\n<p>The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards had said on Thursday his forces were ready to block the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf to the open sea.<\/p>\n<p>The strait is the most important oil transit channel in the world with about one fifth of global oil consumption passing through each day.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign ministers from the five remaining signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers will meet Iranian officials in Vienna to discuss how to keep the accord alive after the US withdrawal from the pact in May.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4837\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/a_speed_boat_passes_by_oil_docks_at_the_port_of_kalantari_in_the_city_of_chabahar_east_of_the_strait_of_hormuz._reuters-min-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"Strait of Hormuz\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/a_speed_boat_passes_by_oil_docks_at_the_port_of_kalantari_in_the_city_of_chabahar_east_of_the_strait_of_hormuz._reuters-min-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/a_speed_boat_passes_by_oil_docks_at_the_port_of_kalantari_in_the_city_of_chabahar_east_of_the_strait_of_hormuz._reuters-min.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/rohani-says-european-measures-counter-us-sanctions-disappointing-macron-merkel-\/29346509.html\">Rouhani Says European Measures To Counter U.S. Sanctions \u2018Disappointing\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told the leaders of France and Germany that a European package of economic measures to counter the effects of U.S. sanctions does not go far enough, Iranian news agencies are reporting.<\/p>\n<p>Rouhani told French President Emmanuel Macron in a phone call that the package \u201cdoes not meet all our demands,\u201d the IRNA state news agency reported late on July 5.<\/p>\n<p>In another phone call to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Rouhani said the European economic measures are \u201cdisappointing,\u201d the Tasnim news agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the threat of U.S. sanctions has increasingly darkened the outlook for Iran\u2019s economy, helping to stoke a plunge in the Iranian rial this year that has driven up prices and provoked street protests and strikes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4838\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BF6A0B7D-32C1-43D6-B13E-876F748A2077_w1023_r1_s-min-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Strait of Hormuz\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BF6A0B7D-32C1-43D6-B13E-876F748A2077_w1023_r1_s-min-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BF6A0B7D-32C1-43D6-B13E-876F748A2077_w1023_r1_s-min.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Iran\u2019ian regime President 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