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Iran VP: Full Hormuz control at table or battlefield

Iran's Vice President declares Iran will achieve full control over the Strait of Hormuz 'at the negotiating table or on the battlefield'.

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Iran's Vice President, Mohammad-Reza Aref, has issued a renewed ultimatum, declaring that Iran will achieve the right to full control over the Strait of Hormuz 'at the negotiating table or on the battlefield'. The statement was released by Iran's Supreme National Security Council, which cited the passage of supplies to US military bases through the strait as a threat to Iran's national security. Tehran now intends to exercise supervision and control over the strait's passage until the end of the war and the establishment of sustainable peace in the region.
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18 AprFrente Militar y Geopolítico

The Supreme National Security Council's statement adds that Tehran intends to exercise supervision and control over the strait's passage until the end of the war and establishment of peace, citing US military supply routes as a threat.

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