Providing security in Strait of Hormuz not free: Iran's VP
Iran's Vice President has stated that providing security in the Strait of Hormuz is not free.
In a post on his X account, Mohammad Reza Aref said, "You cannot restrict Iran's oil exports and expect free security for others."
"The choice is clear: either a free oil market for everyone, or the risk of significant costs for everyone,” he added.
The vice president emphasized that global fuel price stability depends on a guaranteed and sustainable end to economic and military pressure against Iran and its allies.
On Saturday, Aref reiterated that the management of the Strait of Hormuz lies with Iran and constitutes a legal right of the Islamic Republic.
Aref’s remarks came after the United States carried out a flagrant act of aggression on an Iranian merchant vessel in the waters of the Sea of Oman, deploying its terrorist marines onto the ship’s deck and disabling its navigation systems.
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In immediate response, Iranian forces struck back, targeting several American military vessels in the area with drone attacks.
On Friday, Iran had declared the Strait was open to commercial shipping, weeks after it was shut down to vessels associated with the US and its allies following the launch of an unprovoked war of aggression against the Islamic Republic on February 28.
However, the IRGC Navy said in a statement on Saturday that Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again after the United States chose to retain its blockade of Iranian ports in violation of the conditions of a two-week ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump.
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