“The Strait of Hormuz has two coastal states, Iran and Oman. These two countries have the right to exercise sovereignty over their territorial waters,” Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, said.
“Under wartime conditions, Iran has defined new regulations for controlling maritime transit and will not allow any country to interfere,” he stated.
Gharibabadi emphasized that “any arrangement must be coordinated with Oman,” adding that consultations between the two sides have produced positive results.
“We have achieved good progress in our consultations, and Oman also accepts its sovereign rights,” he said.
The deputy foreign minister further lashed out at the United States for violating international law through threats against Oman.
“The US has violated international law by threatening Oman. We have asked Oman not to yield to threats and to exercise its sovereignty during peacetime,” he stated.