[New York Times] Nazila Fathi - Iran announced Tuesday that it had opened a naval base in the port of Jask in the Gulf of Oman, which is the gateway to the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, vital transit routes for the region's vast oil supplies. Iranian naval commander Adm. Habibollah Sayyari said, "We are capable of preventing the entry of any enemy naval forces into the strategic Persian Gulf."
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