Iranian Foreign Minister defends Hormuz Strait curb

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated during a call with the UN chief that blocking vessels in the Strait of Hormuz is Iran's legal right. Araghchi attributed the waterway's insecurity to US and Israeli actions, asserting Iran's right to curb movement of "enemy" vessels.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a call with UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the country's blocking of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz is Tehran's legal right. Araghchi said that the current insecurity in the waterway "was a direct result of lawbreaking and aggression" by the US and Israel, Fars News Agency reported.

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