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Sun, 6 Jul 2008

Tehran threatens to close Hormuz
Dawn 080106-N-0000X-005 PERSIAN GULF (Jan. 6, 2008) Small craft suspected to be from the Islamic Republic of Iran Revolutionary Guard Navy (IRGCN), maneuver aggressively in close proximity of the U.S. Navy Aegis-class cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), Aegis-class destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) and frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61). All three ships were steaming in formation and had just completed a routine Strait of Hormuz transit. Coalition vessels, including U.S. Navy ships, routinely operate in the vicinity of both Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and IRGCN vessels and aircraft, without incident. wnhires (js1)...

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The Australian Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, right, reaches out to President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa at State House in Harare, Saturday, April, 12, 2008.

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