UN: Iranian President Warns Against Any "Aggression" Through Strait of Hormuz
Before the UN General Assembly, Massoud Pezeshkian cautioned that he would not tolerate the use of the strategic strait to destabilize the region.
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Massoud Pezeshkian, spoke on Wednesday (September 23rd) before the United Nations General Assembly, according to France 24.
He warned that his country would not tolerate the Strait of Hormuz being used to carry out "aggression" against Iran or to "impose insecurity" in the region.
The Strait of Hormuz, a strategic crossing point for a large part of the world's oil trade, is regularly mentioned as a major security issue in regional tensions involving Iran.
FRANCE 24 international columnist Bruno Daroux reviewed the main elements of this speech delivered to the United Nations representatives.
The full content of the speech and the international reactions it may have provoked were not detailed in the first elements reported.
Sources
- ONU : retour sur le discours du président de la République islamique d'Iran — France 24 — Français
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