Respondents were asked whether the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran make new opportunities for state or is a useless act. Till now that thepoll is still running in the website, %69.4 of respondents marked it as useless and just %30.6 of them believes that the blockade may create new opportunities for the state.
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Meanwhile a senior Iranian military commander rejected the speculations that Tehran intends to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and stressed that the measure will be on the table only if the country's interests are threatened.
Speaking on Saturday, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi said the Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important routes for energy swap in the world, and Iran would not close the key route unless the country's interests are put in danger.
