Paul: Iran justified in closing Strait of Hormuz
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, suggests Iran would be justified in closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to economic sanctions. Photo Credit:AP
At a campaign event in Iowa Thursday, Paul called Western sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear activities “horrendous” and “acts of war,” while repeating earlier assertions that Iran would understandably want to develop a nuclear weapons capability, the Los Angeles Times reported.
On Iran’s threat to close Hormuz, the Texan congressman said that as president he would not respond with military action to any such move, as he would not consider it an act of war against the United States. Instead, he would refer the matter to the U.S. Congress.
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