A hardline newspaper close to Iran's ruling clerics on Wednesday suggested authorities close the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies, in response to alleged foreign support for the nationwide protests gripping the country. The suggestion came from the editor-in-chief of the hardline Kayhan newspaper, who is appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an editorial that could be seen as a trial balloon. "Closing the Strait of Hormuz to Western countries' oil tankers and commercial vessels is Iran's legal right," Hossein Shariatmadari wrote. "We can even seize a part of their commercial cargo as compensation for the financial damag
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