Naval chief Habibollah Sayyari says base creates a new line of defense.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFIran Persian Gulf 224.88(photo credit: AP)
Iran has inaugurated a new naval base on the eastern part of the strategic waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, state radio said.
Tuesday's report quoted Iran's naval chief, Adm. Habibollah Sayyari. He said the base on the Strait of Hormuz creates a new line of defense.
Sayyari said if necessary, the base could allow Iran to block entry of any "enemy" into the Persian Gulf.
The base is in the port town of Jask, about 1,050 miles south of Teheran.
Iran has warned that it would close the narrow strait if the US attacks it over Teheran's disputed nuclear program. About 40 percent of the world's oil passes through the strait.
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