Iran says full security in Hormuz depends on end to US blockade, threats

Baqaei says insecurity in strategic waterway was 'direct' result of illegal, aggressive measures by US, Israel

Iran on Sunday said the full restoration of security in the Strait of Hormuz depends on the United States ending its naval blockade and unlawful interference and threats.

“The process of fully restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz … depends on the cessation of unlawful actions, interference, threats, and the naval blockade imposed by the United States, as well as compensation for the violations of commitments that have occurred over the past two months,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has said in an interview, Press TV reported.

Baqaei said the insecurity in the strategic waterway was a “direct” result of illegal and aggressive measures by the United States and Israel.