Ed Miliband meets Iran’s foreign minister as Tehran gives US ultimatum on strait of Hormuz

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UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in New York amid escalating tensions as Iran issues a deadline for the US to respond to conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial maritime passageway. Iran's supreme national security council secretary Mohsen Rezaei specified a 4-5 day response window.

Senior Iranian officials say Washington has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait The UK foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has met his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, for the first time in New York amid warnings from senior Iranian security officials that the US has four to five days to respond to its conditions for reopening the strait of Hormuz. The previously unknown apparent deadline was specified by Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of the supreme national security council, in a TV interview on Wednesday evening, and it is unclear what action Tehran will take if the US does not respond to Iran’s preconditions for reopening the vital waterway. Continue reading...