00:00Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Syed Iravani on Thursday, March 12, said Tehran was not going to close the Strait of
00:07Hormuz
00:07but added it was Iran's inherent right to preserve the peace and security of the waterway.
00:13He made his comments in remarks to reporters at the United Nations.
00:20As long as the Council fails to discharge its duties,
00:23Iran has no choice but to exercise its inherent right to self-defense under the UN Charter and international law.
00:32Iran fully respects and remains committed to the principles of freedom of navigation under the law of the sea.
00:40However, the current situation in the region, including in the Strait of Hormuz,
00:45is not the result of Iran's lawful exercise of its right of self-defense.
00:52Rather, it is the direct consequence of the destabilizing actions of the United States
00:58in launching aggression against Iran and undermining regional security.
01:04I thank you.
01:05Mr. Pastor, thank you.
01:06Mr. President, the Secretary said that it's perhaps the U.S. Navy, with a coalition,
01:11would be perhaps escorting vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
01:15Can you respond to that?
01:17No, just no, I have no response for that.
01:19Mr. Pastor.
01:20Iran is going its inherent right to preserve the peace and security in the Strait of Hormuz.
01:28And it is our responsibility.
01:31What's the level of the relation between the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Iran these days,
01:36especially after the claims there might be a ground operation by the Kurds, but they declined that?
01:42And what's your response to that?
01:44We had a serious negotiation with the regional government of the Kurdistan in Iraq, and they
01:52told us that they will keep remain and they are not going to allow any legal transfer from
02:00their territory to the Iranian soil.
02:01Mr. Ambassador, the new Supreme Leader, Mustafa Khamenei, has said that they want to make
02:09sure that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
02:11And now you said that you support freedom of navigation.
02:14Can you clarify Iran's position now?
02:17What it is?
02:17Why?
02:18I said we are not going to close the Strait of Hormuz.
02:21But it is our inherent right to preserve the peace and security in this waterway.
02:28And it is our right.
02:30Mr. Ambassador, what is your message to people that live in the Gulf right now?
02:34Several countries in the Gulf have intercepted missiles from Iran today.
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