Iran’s UN envoy calls US maritime blockade ‘clear act of aggression’

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday that Washington’s maritime blockade against Tehran represents “a clear act of aggression” under international law, while signaling cautious hope that ongoing negotiations could still yield results, Anadolu reports. Speaking at the UN General Assembly’s veto debate over a draft resolution on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Amir Saeid Iravani defended the Chinese and Russian vetoes and charged the United States with triggering the crisis through military force. “The imposition of the maritime blockade announced by the United States constitutes a grave violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran,” Iravani said, calling it “a clear act of aggression on the international law.” He argued Washington’s actions harmed third […]