Iranian navy holds drill in Strait of Hormuz

2011-12-28 07:40:16 GMT2011-12-28 15:40:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English

Military personnel place a flag on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

A military helicopter flies over a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

Military officers and journalists look at a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

A soldier stands on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran December 27, 2011. [Photo/Xinhua]

Iran threatened on Tuesday to stop the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if foreign sanctions were imposed on its crude exports over its nuclear ambitions, a move that could trigger military conflict with economies dependent on Gulf oil.

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