Hormuz Strait is Iran's 'most effective tool' for retaliation, cleric says

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Tehran's interim Friday prayer leader, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, stated that Iran considers the Strait of Hormuz its most effective strategic tool for retaliation against the US and Israel. He also declared that negotiations with Washington have effectively ended.

TEHRAN – Tehran's interim Friday prayer leader, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari, said Iran views the Strait of Hormuz as its most effective strategic instrument for retaliating against the United States and Israel, while declaring that negotiations with Washington had effectively come to an end.