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Iran rejects UK-France Hormuz statement, warns against foreign military presence
Tehran said coastal states should secure the waterway and warned that foreign deployments could raise tensions and leave crisis-makers responsible.
- On Thursday, July 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi warned that security in the Strait of Hormuz lies exclusively with littoral states, rejecting Western military presence as "not a stage for extra-regional powers."
- The warning followed a UK-France joint statement declaring they "stand ready to deploy the wider Multinational Military Mission" to support freedom of navigation, which Iran criticized for contradicting Oman's earlier voluntary fee framework proposal.
- In posts on social media, Gharibabadi asserted that "Hormuz is defined under Iran's command, not CENTCOM," arguing the U.S. military command holds no authority over the waterway.
- As mourners gathered at Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque for the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran warned Washington and Israel against any "misadventure" during observances ending July 9.
- Despite a June 18 memorandum of understanding between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and President Donald Trump aimed at ceasing hostilities, the Strait previously became a flashpoint during a conflict lasting more than 100 days, driving oil prices to $120.
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Iran has warned France and Great Britain against a joint naval mission in the Strait of Hormus.
·Germany
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Iran Starts Khamenei Funeral With Stark Warning. A Potential Hormuz Foray By UK-France Irks Tehran
Iran's warning assumes significance as it signals a hardline position on the Strait as backroom negotiations are on to end the conflict despite the shaky ceasefire talks with the US. Iran seeks complete control over the Strait of Hormuz and intends to levy a toll for transit.
·United States
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Iran warns 'crisis-makers' over Hormuz as UK, France propose multinational military mission
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said security in the Strait of Hormuz should remain the responsibility of the coastal states.
·Cairo, Egypt
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