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The U.S. move is a repeat of its old trick of ‘mixed manipulation’ of the situation across the Taiwan Strait, deliberately creating tensions and disrupting regional peace and stability. We are resolutely opposed to this, no matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, theatre troops will loyally perform their duties and mission, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity. – The United	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
It is an acknowledgment that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures date back 65,000 years. – Ken Wyatt	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The group that wants them not to get it the most is obviously Iran because they're right across the Strait of Hormuz from there. – Jared Kushner	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Rio Tinto has a long history of working in partnership and creating shared value with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities around our operations and across Australia more broadly. We remain absolutely committed to continuing to do so. – Executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques on Friday	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If the possibility for peaceful reunification is lost, the people's armed forces will, with the whole nation, including the people of Taiwan, take all necessary steps to resolutely smash any separatist plots or actions, we do not promise to abandon the use of force, and reserve the option to take all necessary measures, to stabilise and control the situation in the Taiwan Strait. – Li Zuocheng	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We continue to execute a global Freedom of Navigation operations program in which US Navy ships safely and professionally challenge excessive maritime claims, including those in the South China Sea. We also conduct routine transits through Taiwan Strait to further demonstrate that Anthony Junco will fly, sail, and operate anywhere that international law allows. – Michael Kafka	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The academics believe that there is no room for ambiguity across the Taiwan Strait, and suggests the government maintain its current policy position, strive to participate in the WHO and show goodwill to mainland Chinese suffering from the virus, additionally, minor incidents which could touch off a war across the Taiwan Strait should be avoided, that could become a pressure release point for the Chinese Communists to alleviate internal pressure. – Mainland Affairs Council	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
For LNG markets, the escalating tensions in the Middle East mean all eyes will be on any risk to passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could see LNG spot prices skyrocket, and see a demand destruction scenario emerge turning the current soft LNG market on its head. – Saul Kavonic	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could see LNG spot prices skyrocket, and see a demand destruction scenario emerge turning the current soft LNG market on its head. – Saul Kavonic	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The costs of direct military confrontation are prohibitive, and disrupting oil flows would alienate loose allies such as China and India, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint of global oil flows, remains a very unlikely event. – Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there ... vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago ... some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within our reach. – Qassem Soleimani	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
A strait for a strait. It can't be that the Strait of Hormuz is free for you and the Strait of Gibraltar is not free for us. – Hassan Rouhani	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Despite plus-side equity returns, both fund investors and ETF investors were net redeemers of equity assets, redeeming a net $8.4 billion for the week, shrugging off progress in the U.S.-China trade talks, a nice start to the Q2 earnings season, and general agreement on the U.S. budget and ceiling, investors showed constraint after learning that Iran had seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing geopolitical concerns. – Tom Roseen	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Sir, I reiterate that as you are conducting transit passage in a recognized international strait, under international law your passage must not be impaired, intruded, obstructed or hampered. – The British officer	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Unlike the piracy in the Strait of Gibraltar, our action in Persian Gulf is to uphold int' l maritime rules, uK must cease being an accessory to #EconomicTerrorism of The United States. – Javad Zarif	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The aircraft was over the Strait of Hormuz, and fell into international waters. – Joseph Guastella	Found on CNN 5 years ago
These were attacks by The Islamic Republic of Iran on commercial shipping, on the freedom of navigation, with a clear intent to deny transit through the Strait [ of Hormuz ], the intelligence community has lots of data, lots of evidence -- the world will come to see much of it. But the American people should rest assured we have high confidence with respect to who conducted these attacks as well as half a dozen other attacks throughout the world over the past 40 days. – Mike Pompeo	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
To President Trump, do not let them take over the Strait of Hormuz, keep the pressure on and if they continue to do this, sink their navy like Ronald Reagan did back in the 80s. – Lindsey Graham	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
If I need to bring it inside the strait, I will do so, i'm not restricted in any way, I'm not challenged in any way, to operate her anywhere in the Middle East. – Jim Malloy	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We believe that Iran will continue to sell its oil, we will continue to find buyers for our oil and we will continue to use the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit passage for the sale of our oil. – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We will strive for peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and greatest efforts. However... we will take all necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and protect peace and stability across Miyako Strait. – Tupolev Tu-154	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I am grateful that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have welcomed me in every corner of this continent that I have visited, and worked with me in providing local and national solutions. – Nigel Scullion	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We don't really see any kind of limitation on whatever type of ship could pass through those waters, we see the Taiwan Strait as another (stretch of) international waters, so that's why we do the transits. – Admiral John Richardson	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Impeding Ukraine's lawful transit through Kerch Strait is a violation under international law. It is an arrogant act that the international community must condemn and will never accept. – Nikki Haley	Found on CNN 5 years ago

The U.S. move is a repeat of its old trick of ‘mixed manipulation’ of the situation across the Taiwan Strait, deliberately creating tensions and disrupting regional peace and stability. We are resolutely opposed to this, no matter how the situation in the Taiwan Strait changes, theatre troops will loyally perform their duties and mission, resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity.

– The United

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

It is an acknowledgment that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures date back 65,000 years.

– Ken Wyatt

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The group that wants them not to get it the most is obviously Iran because they're right across the Strait of Hormuz from there.

– Jared Kushner

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Rio Tinto has a long history of working in partnership and creating shared value with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities around our operations and across Australia more broadly. We remain absolutely committed to continuing to do so.

– Executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques on Friday

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

If the possibility for peaceful reunification is lost, the people's armed forces will, with the whole nation, including the people of Taiwan, take all necessary steps to resolutely smash any separatist plots or actions, we do not promise to abandon the use of force, and reserve the option to take all necessary measures, to stabilise and control the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

– Li Zuocheng

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We continue to execute a global Freedom of Navigation operations program in which US Navy ships safely and professionally challenge excessive maritime claims, including those in the South China Sea. We also conduct routine transits through Taiwan Strait to further demonstrate that Anthony Junco will fly, sail, and operate anywhere that international law allows.

– Michael Kafka

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The academics believe that there is no room for ambiguity across the Taiwan Strait, and suggests the government maintain its current policy position, strive to participate in the WHO and show goodwill to mainland Chinese suffering from the virus, additionally, minor incidents which could touch off a war across the Taiwan Strait should be avoided, that could become a pressure release point for the Chinese Communists to alleviate internal pressure.

– Mainland Affairs Council

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

For LNG markets, the escalating tensions in the Middle East mean all eyes will be on any risk to passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could see LNG spot prices skyrocket, and see a demand destruction scenario emerge turning the current soft LNG market on its head.

– Saul Kavonic

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz could see LNG spot prices skyrocket, and see a demand destruction scenario emerge turning the current soft LNG market on its head.

– Saul Kavonic

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The costs of direct military confrontation are prohibitive, and disrupting oil flows would alienate loose allies such as China and India, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint of global oil flows, remains a very unlikely event.

– Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Strait of Hormuz is a vital point for the West and a large number of American destroyers and warships cross there ... vital American targets in the region have been identified by Iran since long time ago ... some 35 U.S. targets in the region as well as Tel Aviv are within our reach.

– Qassem Soleimani

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

A strait for a strait. It can't be that the Strait of Hormuz is free for you and the Strait of Gibraltar is not free for us.

– Hassan Rouhani

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Despite plus-side equity returns, both fund investors and ETF investors were net redeemers of equity assets, redeeming a net $8.4 billion for the week, shrugging off progress in the U.S.-China trade talks, a nice start to the Q2 earnings season, and general agreement on the U.S. budget and ceiling, investors showed constraint after learning that Iran had seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing geopolitical concerns.

– Tom Roseen

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Sir, I reiterate that as you are conducting transit passage in a recognized international strait, under international law your passage must not be impaired, intruded, obstructed or hampered.

– The British officer

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Unlike the piracy in the Strait of Gibraltar, our action in Persian Gulf is to uphold int' l maritime rules, uK must cease being an accessory to #EconomicTerrorism of The United States.

– Javad Zarif

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The aircraft was over the Strait of Hormuz, and fell into international waters.

– Joseph Guastella

Found on CNN
5 years ago

These were attacks by The Islamic Republic of Iran on commercial shipping, on the freedom of navigation, with a clear intent to deny transit through the Strait [ of Hormuz ], the intelligence community has lots of data, lots of evidence -- the world will come to see much of it. But the American people should rest assured we have high confidence with respect to who conducted these attacks as well as half a dozen other attacks throughout the world over the past 40 days.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

To President Trump, do not let them take over the Strait of Hormuz, keep the pressure on and if they continue to do this, sink their navy like Ronald Reagan did back in the 80s.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

If I need to bring it inside the strait, I will do so, i'm not restricted in any way, I'm not challenged in any way, to operate her anywhere in the Middle East.

– Jim Malloy

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We believe that Iran will continue to sell its oil, we will continue to find buyers for our oil and we will continue to use the Strait of Hormuz as a safe transit passage for the sale of our oil.

– Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We will strive for peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and greatest efforts. However... we will take all necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and protect peace and stability across Miyako Strait.

– Tupolev Tu-154

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I am grateful that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have welcomed me in every corner of this continent that I have visited, and worked with me in providing local and national solutions.

– Nigel Scullion

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We don't really see any kind of limitation on whatever type of ship could pass through those waters, we see the Taiwan Strait as another (stretch of) international waters, so that's why we do the transits.

– Admiral John Richardson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Impeding Ukraine's lawful transit through Kerch Strait is a violation under international law. It is an arrogant act that the international community must condemn and will never accept.

– Nikki Haley

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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