ANKARA: Iran’s foreign minister warned Arab neighbours not to put themselves in a "dangerous position" by aligning themselves too closely with the United States in the escalating dispute over Tehran’s nuclear activity. Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, used for a third of the world’s seaborne oil trade, if pending Western moves …

TEHRAN: A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Thursday the United States was not in a position to tell Tehran "what to do in the Strait of Hormuz", state television reported, after the US said it would preserve oil shipments in the Gulf. Tehran’s threat to block traffic through the crucial passage for Middle …