Iran: Strait of Hormuz will not return to its previous status
Sadeq Amoli Larijani said sovereignty over the strait belongs to Iran.
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An alliance that reassures no friends and frightens no enemies
Although the Mecca Agreement is presented to the public with the rhetoric of “regional peace and stability,” its deliberately ambiguous definition of its target and the three countries’ deep military and economic ties with the United States overshadow this objective.