Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday that management of the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war arrangement, according to the 301 network. The statement signals continued Iranian resolve over the strategic maritime chokepoint.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday that 'everyone must know that the management of the Strait of Hormuz will never return to what it was before the war,' according to the 301 network. The remark, reported on his account, echoes a nearly identical statement Ghalibaf made on June 17, when he said the strait would not return to its pre-war condition (The Zioneer, June 17). Both statements assert a permanent shift in Iran's posture at the world's most critical oil chokepoint, while Iranian officials have repeatedly stopped short of threatening a full blockade. Ghalibaf has been a leading hardline voice in recent weeks, dismissing emerging diplomatic deals and warning the US against miscalculation. The current statement was dated Tuesday afternoon and appeared on the same the source that has relayed his previous remarks.
2 developments
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Source and signal
- Internal intake