Iran Votes
CNN Photographer Joe Duran gives us a look at life in Tehran as citizens vote in parliamentary elections.
Deterring the threat from Iran
Iran's hardliners have recently threatened to shut down the crucial oil hub, the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Military has pledged to keep it open. Fred Pleitgen has more from aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Talking about Oil: The U.S., Iran and the tension over the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's threats to close the Strait of Hormuz have been effective in the past.
On the word of E.U. sanctions, Crude oil prices rose and worldwide demand for gasoline isn't declining anytime soon.
Ali Velshi spoke with Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Spencer Ackerman who writes for the Danger Room blog on Wired.com.
Here are the two parts of that chat below:
Related post: CNN's Tim Lister explains why the Strait of Hormuz is so strategically important and why tensions are rising there.
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The importance of the Strait of Hormuz
CNN's Tim Lister explains why the Strait of Hormuz is so strategically important and why tensions are rising there.
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