U.S. in exercise battle with Iran for control of Gulf
ABU DHABI — The United States is planning a major naval exercise in May to test its response to any Iranian naval blockade of the Straits of Hormuz. Iran has been conducting exercises aimed at blocking Gulf shipping.
Officials said the exercise would replicate an Iranian effort to mine the straits and send boats packed with explosives into U.S. warships.
The Straits of Hormuz channels 20 percent of global oil production. About 15 million barrels of oil per day are shipped through a waterway about three kilometers wide.
"We believe this would be the leading method of an Iranian attack against Western shipping," an official said. Read on.
Officials said the exercise would replicate an Iranian effort to mine the straits and send boats packed with explosives into U.S. warships.
The Straits of Hormuz channels 20 percent of global oil production. About 15 million barrels of oil per day are shipped through a waterway about three kilometers wide.
"We believe this would be the leading method of an Iranian attack against Western shipping," an official said. Read on.
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