Iran to oppose attempts to turn Hormuz Strait into security threat — MFA

TEHRAN, July 13. /TASS/. Tehran will not allow the Strait of Hormuz to become a source of threats to its national security, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said at a briefing.

"We will not allow the Strait of Hormuz to become a source of threats to Iran’s national security," he said.

Baghaei added that "the United States’ statement on providing military escorts for commercial vessels highlights Washington’s determination to maintain instability in the region."

Over 140 Ukrainian drones taken down over Russian regions during day

Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 144 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Crimea, the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Rostov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, Moscow, and Krasnodar Regions, and the Black Sea

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