Iran warns U.S. against military action in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, has warned Donald Trump against using military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stating there is no military solution. He added that the United States should be cautious about the war it is pursuing.
Araghchi made these remarks on social media after reports that an incident occurred in the strait on Monday, with both sides providing conflicting accounts of what happened.
Iranian media reported that the country fired two missiles at a United States warship to prevent its entry into the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. military denied this, insisting that no American ship had been targeted. Donald Trump stated that two American commercial ships had successfully passed through the strait.
Later, Trump claimed the United States had fired at many "small boats." while the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported it had been targeted by an Iranian missile attack.
Araghchi, in his social media posts, emphasized that as talks continue in Pakistan, the United States should act carefully "so as not to be misled again by those who do not wish others well." He also advised the United Arab Emirates to exercise caution.
He further commented that Trump's initiative, which the U.S. President had described as one of "self-reliance," had turned into a useless plan.
Trump had previously argued that escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz was an act of self-reliance, arguing that those ships should be protected by the United States because "they come from parts of the world that have nothing to do with what is currently happening in the Middle East."




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