Iran slams Nato talks on navigating Hormuz Strait as 'politically motivated'

Iran slams Nato talks on navigating Hormuz Strait as 'politically motivated' With Nato discussions in Turkey focusing on the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has published a response criticising the meeting as "baseless and politically motivated". "The Islamic Republic of Iran categorically rejects the baseless and politically motivated allegations raised in this statement regarding its peaceful nuclear program and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz," it said in a statement carried by state media IRNA. Iran emphasised that it has "played a responsible role in maintaining maritime security and guaranteeing freedom of navigation" in the waterway and Persian Gulf.