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Tehran ensures safe passage through Hormuz, says Iranian envoy to Russia

He also refuted reports of Russia's involvement in the conflict and said: "Reports that Russia has supplied intelligence to Iran are not true."

HormuzThe sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran. (AP File Photo)

Iran ensures the safe passage to ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz under a new legal ⁠regime, ​the Vedomosti newspaper quoted Iran’s ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali as ​saying on Monday.

“Iran ‌ensures safety of passage. Based ‌on the ​security measures ​and ​the legal regime of ​the Strait of ⁠Hormuz, ships and vessels can pass through,” ‌Vedomosti reported Jalali ⁠as saying.

Jalali said the US and ‌Israeli offensive on Iran failed as their declared intention was to ⁠induce a regime ⁠change and yet the Islamic ⁠Republic was ‌more ​united than ever before. “We are more united than before and we have an iron will.”

The diplomat claimed that the US’s demands had significantly shifted since the conflict broke out: moving from total political upheaval to narrower maritime interests. “At first they wanted regime change, but they got to the point where they only wanted to open the Strait of Hormuz. It fails,” Al Jazeera quoted him as saying.

Jalali dismissed the efficacy of the blockade by the US, saying that these measures “do not make any sense” in the face of  Iran’s “iron will for further actions”.

In the interview to Al Jazeera, he assreted that “what Trump did not achieve during the war, he will no longer be able to achieve during negotiations”. “Negotiations mean that people must reach a fair compromise based on a win-win position.”

He also refuted reports of Russia’s involvement in the conflict and said: “Reports that Russia has supplied intelligence to Iran are not true.”

 

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