Iran's Supreme National Security Council will make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV said on Sunday, after parliament reportedly approved the measure.
The decision to close the strait, through which about 20 percent of global oil and gas demand passes, is not yet final. But lawmaker and Revolutionary Guards commander Esmail Kosari told the Young Journalists' Club on Sunday that it is on the agenda and "will be done whenever necessary."
Iran's foreign minister announced on Sunday that Iran will defend itself "with all means" after US attacks on key sites of Iran's nuclear program.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to defend its territory, its sovereignty, its security and its people by all necessary means," Abbas Araqchi said on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul.
"My country has been attacked, it has been attacked and we must respond in self-defense. We will do it," he warned.
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