TEHRAN (Basirat): Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander for Political Affairs Brigadier General Yadollah Javani warned that Iran will certainly close the Strait of Hormuz in case the US seeks to block the country's oil exports.

TEHRAN (Basirat): The US hatred of Iran has its roots in the country’s move towards independence following the 1979 Islamic Revolution that led to the ouster of US-backed monarch Mohammad Reza Shah, renowned political scientist and linguist Noam Chomsky said in a recent interview.