Iranian officials threatened to close the vital Strait of Hormuz to the U.S. and its allies if it proceeds with its military drills in the area. Pictured, the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transit during a turnover of responsibility in the Arabian Sea on January 19, 2012. The USS Lincoln transited through the Strait of Hormuz without incident on January 22, 2012. UPI/Kenneth Abbate/U.S. Navy Iranian high officials have threatened to close the vital Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they threaten the regime in Tehran in the wake of American military drills launched in the Persian Gulf in April. “If the Americans and their regional allies want to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and threaten us, we will not allow any entry,” deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), General […]