Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate; Iran: More means to exacerbate conflict
Amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran warned that it possesses further means to escalate conflict if its control over the waterway is threatened. Iran aims to maintain a new status quo in the strait and warned the US that it has not yet shown its "true intentions."
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(Central News Agency, Tehran, 5th, comprehensive foreign report) As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalate, Iran warned that if its control over this waterway is threatened, it still has other ways to get the United States into a more difficult situation. The US has expressed its determination to break the deadlock of the blocked strait, while Iran has threatened to use force for this purpose.
According to CNN, Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reiterated that even if Washington considers this move "intolerable," Iran still intends to maintain a "new status quo" in the Strait of Hormuz by strengthening control.
Ghalibaf warned: "We haven't even started playing for real yet."
After suffering heavy losses in the war, Iranian officials are eager to seek victory and have stated that they will continue to control the important waterway of the strait.
Ghalibaf's message highlights Iran's willingness to take strong measures to pursue its interests. The US and Iran are still negotiating, but a conflict erupted yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz.
A senior Iranian military officer said last weekend that the US-Iran conflict "may erupt again," and that Iran has "prepared unexpected means for the enemy, which will be beyond their imagination."
These warnings echo last week's statement by Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who then proposed his vision for the region, which is for Iran to implement "new management" over navigation in the Persian Gulf. (Compiler: Hung Pei-ying) 1150505
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(Central News Agency, Tehran, 5th, comprehensive foreign report) As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalate, Iran warned that if its control over this waterway is threatened, it still has other ways to get the United States into a more difficult situation. The US has expressed its determination to break the deadlock of the blocked strait, while Iran has threatened to use force for this purpose.
According to CNN, Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reiterated that even if Washington considers this move "intolerable," Iran still intends to maintain a "new status quo" in the Strait of Hormuz by strengthening control.
Ghalibaf warned: "We haven't even started playing for real yet."
After suffering heavy losses in the war, Iranian officials are eager to seek victory and have stated that they will continue to control the important waterway of the strait.
Ghalibaf's message highlights Iran's willingness to take strong measures to pursue its interests. The US and Iran are still negotiating, but a conflict erupted yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz.
A senior Iranian military officer said last weekend that the US-Iran conflict "may erupt again," and that Iran has "prepared unexpected means for the enemy, which will be beyond their imagination."
These warnings echo last week's statement by Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who then proposed his vision for the region, which is for Iran to implement "new management" over navigation in the Persian Gulf. (Compiler: Hung Pei-ying) 1150505
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