US claims do not match what we see on the ground: Baqaei

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Iranian spokesperson Baqaei rejects U.S. claims that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal. Tehran says the U.S. naval blockade and economic sanctions are incompatible with restoring security in the strategic waterway.

TEHRAN— Iran has dismissed US assertions that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal, saying Washington’s continued naval blockade and economic sanctions are incompatible with restoring security to the strategic waterway.