The United States and Israel must stop strikes on Iranian territory in order to restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Abbas Araghchi.
“In order to restore normality in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz region, the US and Israeli attacks must stop“, the Qatari television channel Al Arabi quoted the Iranian foreign minister as saying.
On March 2, Major General Ebrahim Jabari of the Islamic Guard Corps warned that the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately one-fifth of the world's oil exports pass, would be closed to shipping due to the Israeli and US military operation against the Islamic Republic.
On March 5, the Iranian foreign minister said that the strait was not closed and that ships and tankers were not trying to cross it for fear of attacks from either side.