Iran claims sole responsibility for restoring Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic
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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on Sunday that only Iran is responsible for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restoring shipping traffic to pre-war levels.
“These arrangements are being adopted and implemented, and responsibility for them rests with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Araghchi said during a news conference alongside his Iraqi counterpart on Sunday. “No other body or country bears any responsibility in this regard.”
The minister’s comments followed U.S. strikes on Iranian targets, which came after officials in Washington accused Tehran of targeting a tanker in the strait. Both the United States and Iran have claimed in recent weeks to have control over the strait.
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Araghchi added on Sunday that attempts “to adopt new or separate arrangements” would “only complicate the situation, delay the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and raise the level of tension, as we witnessed over the past two nights with incidents in the Strait of Hormuz that led to increased tensions and clashes.”
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