Strait of Hormuz 0
4 July 2018

In a letter to President Rouhani, the commander of the IRGC's Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, wrote that "your remarks that if the Islamic Republic of Iran's oil is not exported, there will be no guarantee for export of oil from any other point in this region... is a source of pride and honour". 

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