01/23/2012
By: Reza Kahlili
An Iranian lawmaker says Iran will make the world unsafe for America if U.S. dares to attack the country.
Mohammad Kowsari, deputy head of Iran Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on Monday that any military adventurism by America against the Islamic Republic of Iran will lead to the immediate closure of the Strait of Hormuz and that the U.S. and its allies will not be able to reopen the strategic waterway.
The lawmaker added that the sanctions by the West will only increase the hatred towards the West and that sanctions will only help the progress of the Iranian nation.
The European Union banned imports of oil from Iran on Monday and imposed a number of other economic sanctions. This is while Britain, America and France delivered a pointed signal to Iran, sending their warships through the strategic waterways of the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Ivo Daalder, also sent a warning to the leaders of Iran by stating that U.S. will make sure that the waterway remains open to international shipping.
