BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. Iran intends to
control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz together with Oman.
This was announced by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas
Araghchi at a meeting held in Tehran with the participation of
government officials today.
Araghchi said that Iran, in cooperation with Oman, is holding
consultations to regulate the operational mechanism in the Strait
of Hormuz and is making maximum use of diplomacy to protect
national interests.
The Iranian minister also informed the meeting participants
about the events that have occurred since the Islamabad Memorandum
of Understanding between the U.S. and Iran, and the repeated
attacks by the U.S. against Iran.
Araghchi said that the Iranian Foreign Ministry is making
efforts within the framework of the measures of Iran’s Supreme
Leader Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei and the Supreme National Security
Council.
At the event, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi
also explained the importance of various aspects of the Convention
on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea for protecting Iran’s
national interests and security in the Caspian Sea.
The latest escalation in US-Iran relations began on July 8. On
that day, U.S. armed forces carried out several waves of strikes
against Iranian territory, reportedly in response to an attack on a
commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first such
action after a memorandum was signed between Washington and Tehran.
On the same day, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the
suspension of the ceasefire regime with Iran. In response, Tehran
began strikes against U.S. facilities located in Bahrain, Jordan,
Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. The Iranian side
is currently stating that the Strait of Hormuz is closed.
