Situation is heating up!!

[Nervous Wreck]

EU formally adopts Iran oil embargo

BRUSSELS – The European Union formally adopted an oil embargo against Iran on Monday and froze the assets of Iran's central bank, part of sanctions to pressure Tehran into resuming talks on its controversial nuclear program.
Diplomats said the measures, approved in Brussels by the EU's 27 foreign ministers, include an immediate embargo on new contracts for crude oil and petroleum products. Existing contracts with Iran will be allowed to run until July.
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Lawmaker Mohammad Ismail Kowsari, deputy head of Iran's influential committee on national security, said Monday the strait "would definitely be closed if the sale of Iranian oil is violated in any way."

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US aircraft carrier sails through Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON – The USS Abraham Lincoln on Sunday passed through the Strait of Hormuz -- the first time a US aircraft carrier has been through the strategic waterway since Iran threatened to close it earlier this month.
The US Navy said the passage of the vessel was "routine" and had been completed without incident.
"USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed a regular and routine transit of the Strait of Hormuz, Jan. 22, to conduct maritime security operations as scheduled and in support of requirements set by the combatant commander," a statement from Naval Forces Central Command said.

"The transit was completed as previously scheduled and without incident."
The carrier was escorted by the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George and two destroyers.
A British Royal Navy frigate and a French vessel also joined the carrier group in what was being seen as a show of strength directed at Tehran about the West's resolve to keep open the route into the Persian Gulf, which lies between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.


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