Sunday, July 01, 2012

EU oil embargo on Iran takes effect. Gulf braced for backlash, Hormuz closure
The European oil embargo taking effect Sunday, July 1 blocks the sale to European Union members of 1 million, or one third, of Iran’s daily output of 3.3 million barrels a day.  Tehran has repeatedly threatened to treat an oil embargo as an act of war and close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to Gulf shipping in response.

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