Iranian Foreign Minister defends Hormuz Strait curb

Iranian Foreign Minister defends Hormuz Strait curb Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a call with UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the country's blocking of vessels in the Strait of Hormuz is Tehran's legal right. Araghchi said that the current insecurity in the waterway "was a direct result of lawbreaking and aggression" by the US and Israel, Fars News Agency reported. He added that curbing movement of "enemy" vessels and their allies is a legal right for Iran as a coastal state.