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Pompeo Says U.S. Will Keep Strait Of Hormuz Open U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaking at the Economic Club of Washington July 30, 2019  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has reiterated that his country will keep the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf open to maritime traffic, amid high tensions with the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a talk at the Economic Club of Washington D.C. on July 29, Pompeo responded to a question about the U.S. commitment to keep the vital waterway open at any cost militarily, saying, “We are gonna keep it open”, adding, “We are going to build up a maritime security plan. Countries from all across the world who have a vested interest in keeping those waterways open will participate”. Iran began threatening oil shipping in the Persian Gulf region after the U.S. strengthened its sanctions on Iranian oil exports in May. Multiple tankers were attacked in mysterious circumstances in May and June. The U.S. and Saudi Arabia blamed Teh...

A man whose store was closed down set himself ablaze outside Tehran's municipality building Reported by PMOI/MEK Sep. 4, 2018  - A man whose store was closed down by agents of Tehran’s District 2 municipality set himself ablaze Tuesday morning outside the Iranian capital’s municipality building. He was first seen blocking the street, shouting against cruelty and demanding his rights. The man suddenly set himself ablaze, eyewitnesses say. This individual, also intending to set his entire family ablaze, was fortunately stopped by bystanders. Reports indicate people at the scene rushed the man to a hospital. The state-run Tabnak website wrote: “Minutes ago a middle-aged man set himself ablaze outside the Tehran municipality building. According to available information, the man was seen shouting, drenching his body with gasoline and setting himself ablaze. “People say this Tehran local owns a store in the capital’s District 2 and has recently been fined 5 b...