«We were not the initiators of such a plan to close the route. It is the United States that is closing the route. It is Israel that is setting the region on fire. When they block our route to prevent us from going, naturally we also block their route to prevent them from coming.
This can be resolved through dialogue, not by force or bullying. [...] The United States has established bases and attacks our country from them; it has established bases to attack our schools and infrastructure. We have stood firm against their aggression and respond.
If the main issue is resolved through these talks, naturally the Strait of Hormuz is completely open for trade. But it cannot be open for them to bring weapons, ammunition and equipment to set the region on fire.
We can sit together with the countries of the region to maintain security. We do not need a regional gendarme. We Muslims, together with our brothers in the Gulf and the Arab countries, can join hands and maintain the security of the region. This is what we have in mind, believe in and want to implement.»
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