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Exclusive: Tehran does not want to block Strait of Hormuz, Iranian ambassador tells Euronews

In sharp contradiction to the new Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's statement on Thursday, the Iranian ambassador to the UN told Euronews that Iran does not plan to block or mine the Strait of Hormuz.

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00:01In an interview with Your News, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations insisted that Tehran
00:07does not want to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting a statement by the newly chosen
00:12Ayatollah who threatened the opposite.
00:17Iran has not any intention to block the Strait of Hormuz.
00:26Whatever situation the Strait of Hormuz is suffering from is because of the war which
00:33has been imposed on the region.
00:35Iran, of course, is protecting the Strait of Hormuz.
00:40Iran keeps believing that the Strait of Hormuz is the Strait of Peace.
00:47It should be and it can be used by everybody as far as there is no any threat, as far
00:54as
00:55there is no any war on that region.
00:58The only limitation or restraint that we will impose is on the ships belonging to those countries
01:09who have any kind of involvement in the war against Iran.
01:13Iran.
01:14Of course, the situation in Hormuz affects the global economy.
01:19We are not happy with that.
01:21It will affect the economy of Iran, too.
01:24We do not reject it.
01:26But for how long Iran can stand it now?
01:29Iran is ready to defend itself as far as it is needed.
01:35As I told you, we have been prepared for this situation, Iran, while we were negotiating our
01:46military forces' assessment was that the threat is imminent.
01:50The United States was suffering from a big miscalculation.
01:57What they had the intention to do, all of that was failed because they believed that they
02:04are able to defeat Iran in a few days, but the response they received was very strong and
02:11it gave them a signal that Iran is able to defend itself.
02:16Is there a contact now between Iran and the U.S. now, two weeks into the war?
02:20The basic or the necessary prerequisite for any diplomatic movement is that United States
02:31should come to the conclusion that war is not a choice.
02:36Who is in charge at the moment in Iran?
02:38In Iran, the political system is working very efficiently, although we have lost our supreme
02:48leader, but a new leader has been elected by the Council of Experts.
02:54The election of the new leader shows that there would be a continuity in Iran and there is
03:07no vacuum in our country now.
03:10So how do we operate in Iraq?
03:11What do we do today's work?
03:11The explanation of the historic system was our week.
03:11And we'll just get toенс of the impact from Iran, besides our last awhile?
03:12If you tour later...
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