Iran's Foreign Ministry issued a sharp condemnation of the joint US-Gulf statement that concluded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's regional tour, calling it provocative. Tehran warned Gulf states to reconsider their security dependence on Washington and said any authorization for US or Israeli forces to use their territory against Iran is illegal. Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's ministry claimed the strait lies within Iranian and Omani territorial waters and that navigation there will be managed per Article 5 of a memorandum of understanding.
Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned the joint statement issued by the United States and Gulf Arab states following Secretary of State Marco Rubio's regional visit, labeling it 'provocative' and vowing to respond. Tehran singled out what it called an 'illegal' authorization for American and Israeli forces to use Gulf territory against Iran, and warned the Persian Gulf monarchies to reconsider their reliance on Washington's security umbrella. On the Strait of Hormuz — a critical chokepoint for global oil transit — Iran's ministry asserted the waterway lies within Iranian and Omani territorial waters and that its management is governed by Article 5 of a bilateral memorandum of understanding, implicitly rejecting any US-led maritime security framework. The statement comes days after Rubio held talks in Saudi Arabia with Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers, after which he said the US would not agree to any payment or tax for passage through the strait. As The Zioneer reported on June 25, Rubio described the Iran regime as still led by 'extremist clerics' and said Washington had neither transferred nor approved any funds to Tehran. The Iranian response is the first official pushback since those remarks and appears intended to reaffirm Tehran's position on the strait and to deter Gulf states from deepening security ties with the US.
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