Iran Won’t Close Strait of Hormuz, UN Envoy Says

Iran’s new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, recently suggested that closing the Strait of Hormuz could be used as leverage in the war.

An aerial view of the Iranian shores and Port of Bandar Abbas in the strait of Hormuz, on Dec. 10, 2023. STR/Reuters

The Iranian regime does not intend to close the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani.

“We are not going to close the Strait of ​Hormuz,” Iravani told reporters at the United Nations on March 12. “But it is our inherent right to preserve the peace and security in this waterway.”