Kayhan Abdollahi, editor-in-chief of Iran's Tasnim news agency, said the United States' primary fear is losing control of the Strait of Hormuz, comparing the situation to the Suez Canal crisis. He claimed Iran's response has derailed US plans to reopen the strait through a political agreement, and that Tehran will not submit to pressure or unilateral commitments.
Kayhan Abdollahi, the editor-in-chief of Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, asserted Wednesday that the United States' main concern is losing control of the Strait of Hormuz, comparing the strategic situation to the 1956 Suez Canal crisis. In remarks published by the agency, Abdollahi claimed that Iran's response has disrupted US plans to reopen the waterway through a political agreement, and that Tehran will not capitulate to pressure or unilateral commitments. The statement continues a pattern of Iranian officials and state-aligned media figures warning against any diplomatic opening of the strait, which has been effectively closed since the collapse of the Islamabad memorandum, as The Zioneer has previously reported.
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- StrongIranian state media calls on foreign ministry to close Strait of Hormuz over Israel's Lebanon presence
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