‘Iran has control of vital strait’
Iran would find it “really easy” to close the
world’s most important oil transit channel, the Strait of Hormuz at
the Gulf’s entrance, but would not do so right now, Iran’s navy
chief said on Wednesday.
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North Korea acclaims new ‘supreme’ leader at memorial
North Korea Thursday declared late leader Kim
Jong-Il's son and successor its new “supreme” chief as the country
held a memorial service featuring tens of thousands of soldiers and
civilians. The ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-Nam, addressing the
vast crowd filling a Pyongyang square, praised the late Kim for
contributing to “global peace and stability of the 21st century”.
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