“Following claims by US officers {that a} direct hotline has been established between Iran and the US relating to the Strait of Hormuz, we declare that this concern is totally false and strongly denied. This has not occurred and won’t occur.”
That is what Normal Mohave, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, wrote on social media. He additional emphasised that the Strait of Hormuz is Iranian territory and has nothing to do with the US.
On the similar time, Iranian state tv reported that a minimum of three international oil tankers that had tried to cross the Strait of Hormuz “with out permission” had turned again after being warned by the Revolutionary Guards.
Iran’s Ministry of International Affairs’ response
On this regard, Iranian International Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Bakaei issued an announcement addressed to Iran’s neighbors within the Persian Gulf, Israel and the US, emphasizing Iran’s proper to reliable self-defense.
“Our southern neighbor have to be held accountable for its function within the US assault on Iran,” Bakkai mentioned in a put up on social media platform
President Trump alleges drone assaults and ceasefire violations
Iranian officers’ place comes after US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran violated the cease-fire settlement by launching 4 suicide drones at ships passing via the Strait of Hormuz.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a minimum of 4 unidirectional assault drones at ships passing via the Strait of Hormuz,” President Trump posted on the social media community Fact Social.
The US president added that one in every of these drones instantly crashed into the higher deck of a giant cargo ship. He mentioned the ship was broken however managed to proceed crusing. President Trump additionally claimed that three different drones have been shot down, calling the motion a “silly violation of the ceasefire settlement.”
In the meantime, amid rising tensions, the Director-Normal of the Worldwide Maritime Group (IMO) introduced that 115 ships and a couple of,500 seafarers have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz since Tuesday, June 23.
