Washington — Iran on Monday repeated its threat to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest oil chokepoint, drawing a US military pledge to respond. Register Now “The Strait of Hormuz is an international waterway, threats to close the strait impact the international community and undermine the free flow of commerce,” Captain Bill Urban, a spokesman for US Central Command, told S&P Global Platts. “The US, along with our allies and partners, are committed to freedom of navigation and remain well-positioned to preserve the free flow of commerce.” On Monday, Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Naval Forces, said in an interview with the state-run al-Alam news channel, that Iran planned to block the strait if US sanctions prevented it from moving oil and other exports on to the world market. “According to international law, the Strait of Hormuz is a marine passageway and […]