Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on his return from Tehran that the Strait of Hormuz is as important as nuclear weapons for Iran, and also called the Bab el-Mandeb Strait an additional 'thermonuclear weapon'. He assessed that a final US-Iran agreement will be a 'very difficult process', according to an Iranian news the source.
Russian Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev made the comments while returning from Tehran, where he reportedly discussed the US-Iran negotiations. The Zioneer has previously reported on Iran's threats to indefinitely close the Strait of Hormuz and its linkage of maritime reopening to Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, as well as the assessment that the strait's leverage is eroding as Gulf states expand alternative pipelines. Medvedev's characterization of both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait as weapons of mass effect reflects Moscow's support for Tehran's position in the ongoing talks. It also echoes warnings from Israeli officials that the emerging US-Iran agreement may leave Iran's regional chokepoint coercion capability intact. The source of the report is an Iranian news the source; the statement has not been independently confirmed by Russian state media at this time.
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