This has no relevance on dollar-shekel trade. I assume if
we see a strike, there will be a reaction," said Neil Corney,
treasurer for Citigroup's Israel office in Tel Aviv.
Iran has previously threatened to close the Strait of
Hormuz if it comes under attack. About 40 percent of globally
traded oil moves through the Gulf waterway.
The United States, France, Britain, China, Russia and
Germany offered the package last month and said Iran must
suspend its uranium enrichment work before formal talks on
implementing it.
The first bullet fired by America at Iran will be followed by Iran burning down its vital interests around the globe," the students news agency ISNA quoted Ali Shirazi as saying in a speech to Revolutionary Guards.